Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Although both are seen more frequently in the winter and colder, drier climates, angular cheilitis starts in the corners of the ...

The road to realizing I had angular cheilitis was rough. At first I thought I just had a really bad case of chapped lips. It was winter, after all, and I’m not a die-hard lip-balm user. But no matter ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways Cheilitis is an inflammation of the lips that can be caused by factors like sun damage, cosmetics, or saliva.Symptoms of cheilitis include dry, ...

Q: My skin cracks at the corners of my mouth. It gets better, and then returns for no apparent reason. This has been going on for more than a year. What could be causing this condition? A: It sounds ...

Just like chapped lips, it's easy to associate the development of dry, crusty patches on the corners of our mouths with exposure to extreme cold and dryness. But it turns out that those flaky patches ...

Angular cheilitis, also called perleche or angular stomatitis, is a common inflammatory condition of the angles of the mouth. It is found in elderly edentulous patients as well as those who still ...

Cold sores are a symptom of oral herpes, which is caused by the herpes simplex virus. Angular cheilitis is less common and has several different causes. Each condition is treated differently. Mouth ...

Q: My skin cracks at the corners of my mouth. It gets better, and then returns for no apparent reason. This has been going on for more than a year. What could be causing this condition? A: It sounds ...

ARE MY LIPS just really chapped? Do I have cold sores? These questions probably come to mind when you notice painful cracks in the corners of your mouth. But, more than likely, this dryness and ...