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Chapped lip

MedGen UID:
603218
•Concept ID:
C0424489
•
Finding
Synonyms: Chapped lips; Chapping of lips; Cheilitis simplex; Common cheilitis; Cracked lips; Dry lips; Lip chapping; Perioral dermatitis
SNOMED CT: Chapping of lips (402294001); Lip chapping (402294001); Cracked lips (248182008)
 
HPO: HP:0040181

Definition

Cracking, fissuring, and peeling of the skin of the lips. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChapped lip

Conditions with this feature

Pachyonychia congenita 3
MedGen UID:
811523
•Concept ID:
C3714948
•
Disease or Syndrome
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is characterized by hypertrophic nail dystrophy, painful palmoplantar keratoderma and blistering, oral leukokeratosis, pilosebaceous cysts (including steatocystoma and vellus hair cysts), palmoplantar hyperhydrosis, and follicular keratoses on the trunk and extremities.
See: Condition Record
Pachyonychia congenita 3

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Analysis of clinical presentations, lip transepidermal water loss and associated dermatological conditions in patients with chronic cheilitis.
Wang Y, Lin L, Wang Y, Wei M, Wei J, Cui Y, Ren Y, Wang X
Sci Rep 2022 Dec 28;12(1):22497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27115-9. PMID: 36577807Free PMC Article
The prevalence of chapped lips during an army hot weather exercise.
Shulman JD, Lewis DL, Carpenter WM
Mil Med 1997 Dec;162(12):817-9. PMID: 9433089
The prevalence of recurrent herpes labialis during an army hot weather exercise.
Shulman JD, Carpenter WM, Lewis DL
J Public Health Dent 1992 Summer;52(4):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02273.x. PMID: 1512743
Descriptive epidemiology of cancers of the upper respiratory tract in Los Angeles.
Preston-Martin S, Henderson BE, Pike MC
Cancer 1982 May 15;49(10):2201-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820515)49:10<2201::aid-cncr2820491037>3.0.co;2-u. PMID: 7074536

Diagnosis

Dermatology of the lips: inflammatory diseases.
Hitz Lindenmüller I, Itin PH, Fistarol SK
Quintessence Int 2014 Nov-Dec;45(10):875-83. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a32638. PMID: 25262747

Therapy

Allergic contact dermatitis to lip care cosmetic products - a systematic review.
Pal B, Kumari S, Kumari A, Singh SK, Babbar H
Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2024 Mar;43(1):13-21. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1080/15569527.2023.2275022. PMID: 37904533
Deposition of plant lipids after single application of a lip care product determined by confocal raman spectroscopy, corneometry and transepidermal water-loss.
Bielfeldt S, Blaak J, Laing S, Schleißinger M, Theiss C, Wilhelm KP, Staib P
Int J Cosmet Sci 2019 Jun;41(3):281-291. doi: 10.1111/ics.12533. PMID: 31002377Free PMC Article
Dermatology of the lips: inflammatory diseases.
Hitz Lindenmüller I, Itin PH, Fistarol SK
Quintessence Int 2014 Nov-Dec;45(10):875-83. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a32638. PMID: 25262747
The prevalence of recurrent herpes labialis during an army hot weather exercise.
Shulman JD, Carpenter WM, Lewis DL
J Public Health Dent 1992 Summer;52(4):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02273.x. PMID: 1512743

Clinical prediction guides

Relationship between lip skin biophysical and biochemical characteristics with corneocyte unevenness ratio as a new parameter to assess the severity of lip scaling.
Kim J, Yeo H, Kim T, Jeong ET, Lim JM, Park SG
Int J Cosmet Sci 2021 Jun;43(3):275-282. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1111/ics.12692. PMID: 33544395Free PMC Article
The prevalence of chapped lips during an army hot weather exercise.
Shulman JD, Lewis DL, Carpenter WM
Mil Med 1997 Dec;162(12):817-9. PMID: 9433089
The prevalence of recurrent herpes labialis during an army hot weather exercise.
Shulman JD, Carpenter WM, Lewis DL
J Public Health Dent 1992 Summer;52(4):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02273.x. PMID: 1512743
Descriptive epidemiology of cancers of the upper respiratory tract in Los Angeles.
Preston-Martin S, Henderson BE, Pike MC
Cancer 1982 May 15;49(10):2201-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820515)49:10<2201::aid-cncr2820491037>3.0.co;2-u. PMID: 7074536

Recent systematic reviews

Allergic contact dermatitis to lip care cosmetic products - a systematic review.
Pal B, Kumari S, Kumari A, Singh SK, Babbar H
Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2024 Mar;43(1):13-21. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1080/15569527.2023.2275022. PMID: 37904533

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