perleche

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a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth

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cheilosis

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Our patient's painful oral lesions were highly suggestive of secondary syphilis: depapillary erythematous patches on the dorsal aspect of the tongue (also known as plaques en prairie fauchee) and a split papule on the oral commissure (also known as fausse perleche or false angular cheilitis) [11, 15, 18-22].

Secondary Syphilis Presenting as Glossodynia, Plaques en Prairie Fauchee, and a Split Papule at the Oral Commissure: Case Report and Review

Dental floss as a factor in the development of perleche. Arch Dermatol.

Efectividad y preferencia de la rafia como material de limpieza dental interproximal

A crack in the corner of the mouth (perleche) is actually a sign of a minor fungal problem, caused by saliva pooling during sleep.

Seven warning signs you should not ignore: seemingly insignificant symptoms can signal a serious problem--pay attention to what your body may be telling you

Other terms synonymous with angular cheilitis are perleche, commissural cheilitis, and angular stomatitis.

What is angular cheilitis and how is it treated?

Median rhomboid glossitis, angular cheilitis (perleche), and often chronic atrophic candidiasis are mixed bacterial/fungal microflora (Holmstrup & Axell, 1990; Shay et al., 1997) (see Table 3 for a clinical description of each type).

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