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  2. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    The term "cheilocandidiasis" describes exfoliative (flaking) lesions of the lips and the skin around the lips, and is caused by a superficial candidal infection due to chronic lip licking. [14] Less severe cases occur during cold, dry weather, and is a form of chapped lips .

  3. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    Chapped lips (also known as cheilitis simplex [5] or common cheilitis) [6] is characterized by the cracking, fissuring, and peeling of the skin of the lips, and is one of the most common types of cheilitis. [5] [7] While both lips may be affected, the lower lip is the most common site. [7]

  4. Angioedema - Wikipedia

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    Angioedema of half of the tongue Angioedema of the face, most strikingly in the upper lip. The skin of the face, normally around the mouth, and the mucosa of the mouth and/or throat, as well as the tongue, swell over the period of minutes to hours. The swelling can also occur elsewhere, typically in the hands. The swelling can be itchy or ...

  5. What is ‘cortisol face’? How to tell if your facial swelling ...

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    Face swelling combined with shortness of breath or lip swelling can be a sign of a life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis, which is a medical emergency, Lipner says. In these cases ...

  6. Wondering Why Your Lips Are Feeling All Tingly? Here's ... - AOL

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    “The most likely cause of tingling sensation on the lips in my practice would be a cold sore, aka herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection,” says Dr. Justine Park, MD, a board-certified ...

  7. Drug-induced angioedema - Wikipedia

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    Some common locations of angioedema are the face, particularly the lips and around the eyes, hands and feet, and genitalia. [2] A rare, yet serious complication is one inside the abdomen, the symptom usually being severe stomach upset, which is much less obvious than the other locations.

  8. Orofacial granulomatosis - Wikipedia

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    The enlargement can cause midline fissuring of the lip ("median cheilitis") or angular cheilitis (sores at the corner of the mouth). The swelling is non-pitting (c.f. pitting edema) and feels soft or rubbery on palpation. The mucous membrane of the lip may be erythematous (red) and granular. [2] One or both lips may be affected. [3]

  9. Plasma cell gingivitis - Wikipedia

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    Plasma cell cheilitis usually involves the lower lip. [3] The lips appear dry, atrophic and fissured. [7] Angular cheilitis is sometimes present. [7] Where the condition involves the tongue, there is an erythematous enlargement with furrows, crenation and loss of the normal dorsal tongue coating. [7]