Cheilitis

Practically each person in the life at least once had such disease as a cheilitis.

Cheilitis (the national and household name - "perleche") – a disease of lips which is shown in their blanching, emergence of separation of fabrics (maceration) in the form of cross cracks, existence of a bright red border on tenches of a smykaniye of lips. In rare instances the cheilitis can pass from lips to face skin. Most often the cheilitis is observed at the people having B2 hypovitaminosis.

In fact, definition "cheilitis" is not used as the diagnosis as is collective and combines under itself the independent diseases of lips differing in a different etiology.

Leads continuous external impact on lips to loss of color, a peeling, cracks and wrinkles. It and meal, temperature drops, constant danger of infectious infection, influence of adverse outside factors (harmful substances in air), at last, voluntary use of lipstick.

The cheilitis on lips can provoke also the general deterioration in ecology, various displays of an allergy, various diseases of endocrine system and decrease in an immune condition of an organism.

Classification of the most characteristic heylit

In medical practice a large number of heylit is known. At the same time they have various origin, so, demand the corresponding treatment. Heylita on lips are subdivided on:

Independent (primary) heylita.

• Cheilitis glandularis (glandulyarny cheilitis) – a disease which is caused by the inborn or acquired hypertrophy and infection of small sialadens.

There are forms of a glandulyarny cheilitis: primary and secondary. Primary cheilitis of lips is not connected with other diseases. The secondary cheilitis, as a rule, develops at people without congenital anomaly of small sialadens against the background of various diseases with localization on lips.

Carry to etiological factors: heredity, dental calculus, diseases of a parodont, caries and other infectious diseases. It is characteristic of age 30 years are more senior, thus the under lip is more often subject to defeat.

• Cheilitis exfoliativa (exfoliative cheilitis) – a disease of a red border of lips which is followed by a strong peeling. It is most often observed at women. Various manifestation of psychopathology, disturbance of functions of a nervous system is considered the major etiological factor. Distribution of a cheilitis on skin and a mucous membrane is not characteristic of this form of a disease.

There are two forms of an exfoliative cheilitis – dry and exudative. The increased permeability of capillaries is considered the reason of the second form. At a dry form it is shown in emergence of scales, dryness of lips. The dry form can pass into exudative. The forecast at treatment of both forms favorable.

• Cheilitis allergica contactis (contact allergic cheilitis) – results from allergic reaction of an organism to various irritants at their contact with a red border of lips. It is diagnosed, as a rule, for women 20 years are more senior. One of etiological factors is use of the lipsticks containing various chemicals in the structure. Emergence of a cheilitis at continuous contact with objects (handles, pencils, mouthpieces, etc.) is possible.

The cheilitis develops at predisposition of an organism to allergic reactions to chemicals. A clinical picture of this form – burning, hypostasis, reddening of lips. The aggravation occurs at repeated contact with irritants. In rare instances extends on mucous and skin.

• Cheilitis actinica (an actinic (meteorological) cheilitis – the inflammatory diseases of lips connected with hypersensitivity to external natural factors: wind, solar insolation, cold, radiation even in admissible norms. It is characteristic of men up to 60 years. A clinical picture of a disease – a dry form and exudative. Puffiness of a red border is observed, there are erosion or small bubbles. Sometimes disease is followed by pain.

Symptomatic (secondary) heylita:

• Atopic cheilitis on lips. It is considered that the etiology of this disease more belongs to genetic factors which create conditions for allergic reactions of an organism. Medicines, cosmetics, food stuffs, etc. can be among allergens. The disease is characterized by reddening, an itch, a peeling of a red border of lips
• Cheilitis eczematosa (eczematic cheilitis) – is considered as an eczema symptom. Can proceed in an acute and chronic form. Various irritants act as allergens. The acute phase of a disease is expressed by puffiness of lips, distribution of pathological changes of skin, an itch and burning in lips, reddening of lips.

It is observed acute and chronic forms. Except the above manifestations at an acute form of a cheilitis there are vesicles, crusts. Damage of both lips and transition to an integument is characteristic.

Treatment of heylit

At all variety of types which the cheilitis has treatment of a disease, in addition to use of medicines includes a lot of preventive actions which main objective is normalization of a stereotype of a smykaniye of lips, elimination of addictions, normalization of food, correction of a bite, recovery of a tone of a circular muscle of a mouth, normalization of breath through a nose, etc.

Naturally in each separate case the stomatologist will conduct a research of the general condition of an organism, will establish origins of a disease and in addition to treatment, will consult you about the necessary procedures promoting prevention of a cheilitis.