Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012
Objective examination of a 10-year-old child revealed that the whole lower lip was slightly hyperemic, infiltrated, dry, covered with small scales. Architectonics of lips is changed. The child complains of dryness and a feeling of tense lips, especially in autumn and winter. The child had a bad habit of lip sucking. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Meteorological cheilitis
- Microbial cheilitis
- Atopic cheilitis
- Allergic cheilitis
- Exfoliative cheilitis
Correct answer
Meteorological cheilitis
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