ANGULAR CHEILITIS Flashcards
1
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CONCEPT
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MULTIFACTORIAL DISORDER (INFLAMMATION, ERYTHEMA, MACERATION, FISSURING, EROSIONS, CRUSTING) ANGLES OF THE MOUTH
2
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ETIOLOGY
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CANDIDA, STAPHYLOCOCCI, STREPTOCOCCI, IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY, REDUCED VERTICAL DIMENSION, MECHANICAL CAUSE
3
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SYMPTOMS
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BURNING SENSATION (TIMES REMISSION/EXACERBATION)
4
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TREATMENT
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DEPENDS CAUSE
