Synonym(s)
granular cheilitis
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
von Volkmann, 1870
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Misnomer; term for ectopes, otherwise mucus glands located under the M. orbicularis oris
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
A granular change in the mucous membrane of the lips, usually without any symptoms, discovered by chance and perceived as a disease; especially when the lower lip is ectropionated and slightly tensed, numerous, hardly pinhead-sized, vesicular, glassy, reactionless papules become visible.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
These changes are harmless in nature and do not require any therapy; it is important to reassure the patients.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Puente JJ, Acevedo A (1927) Quelitis glandularis. Rev Med Lat On 22: 671-679
- Reichart PA et al (2002) Glandular cheilitis. 2 case reports. Mouth Jaw Face shield 6: 266-270
- Sutton RL (1909) Cheilitis glandularis apostematosa (with case report). J Cutan Dis 27: 151-154
- Sutton RL (1914) The symptomatology and treatment of three common diseases of the vermilion border of the lip. Int Clin 3: 123-128
- Thiele B, Mahrle G, Ippen H (1983) Cheilitis glandularis simplex. dermatologist 34: 232-234
- by Volkman R (1870) Some cases of Cheilitis glandularis apostematosa (Myxadenitis labialis). Virchows Arch Catholic Anat 50: 142-144
- Verma S (2003) Cheilitis glandularis: a rare entity. Br J Dermatol 148: 362
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