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Chronic cheilitis

Chronic cheilitis is a common chronic nonspecific inflammatory disease in lip lesions, which may attack repeatedly and produce chronic injuries to the lip including dryness, chapping, exudation, erosion, crust, etc. In Western Medicine it is called chronic cheilitis, while in Traditional Chinese Medicine it is called “exfoliative inflammation of lips” or “exfoliative cheilitis”. It generally occurs on the lower lip, and sometimes on the upper lip. The disease usually attacks repeatedly, especially in dry seasons such as winter and spring. According to Western Medicine, its etiology is not determined yet, and possible factors include cold and dry seasons, smoking and alcohol drinking, overheated food, lip licking, lip biting, mental factors, etc.