Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
A 12-year-old girl complains about swelling, reddening and itching of lips. She has a history of bronchial asthma. Such condition has been observed in the child for 3 years in winter period. Objectively: red border of lips and adjacent skin exhibit a well-defined erythema and edema, small cracks. There are signs of lip li-chenification. There are also marks of scratches on the skin of lips, cheeks and forehead in form of abrasions and crusts. Mucous membrane exhibits no pathological changes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Atopic cheilitis
- Contact allergic cheilitis
- Exfoliative cheilitis
- Microbal cheilitis
- Meteorological cheilitis
Correct answer
Atopic cheilitis
This educational archive is provided by KROKEXAM and is not an official testing authority publication.