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Actinic cheilitis

Presents as a persistent, dry, scaly, and atrophic patch on the sun-exposed lower lip, considered a pre-malignant condition.

Allergic contact dermatitis

An eczematous reaction with erythema, edema, and vesiculation that extends beyond the vermilion border onto the surrounding skin.

Angular cheilitis

Characterized by erythema, moist scale, fissuring, and crusting specifically localized to the corners of the mouth.

Candidial cheilitis

Presents as red, macerated fissures at the mouth commissures, often with a white pseudomembrane, caused by a yeast infection.

Contact dermatitis

Presents as dryness, redness, and scaling that can be from an irritant (like lip licking) or allergen, often affecting the lips and perioral skin.

Discoid lupus erythematosis

Presents as well-demarcated, erythematous, atrophic plaques with adherent scale and a risk of scarring on the lips.

Graft versus host disease

Can cause painful erosions and distinctive white, lacy, lichen planus-like changes on the lips and oral mucosa.

Lichen planus

Presents on the lips as violaceous papules or, more commonly, as distinctive white, reticular (lacy) patterns on the mucosal surfaces.

Lip lickers dermatitis

A characteristic pattern of erythema, scaling, and crusting sharply confined to the perioral area reached by the tongue.

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