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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2017

A 10-year-old girl complains of sensations of dryness and pain in her lips, which develop in the summer. On examination: the red border has areas of congestive hyperemia and infiltration, scales and scabs, that, when removed, result in hemorrhaging erosions. The skin surrounding lips is unaltered. No rashes are detected on the oral mucosa. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Meteorological cheilitis
  2. Actinic cheilitis, dry form
  3. Allergic contact cheilitis
  4. Actinic cheilitis, exudative form
  5. Atopic cheilitis
Correct answer

Actinic cheilitis, dry form

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