Actinic cheilitis - Oral Mucosal Lesion
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Synopsis

Individuals with actinic cheilitis often present with complaints of persistent dryness and cracking of the lips. They will frequently exhibit other cutaneous manifestations of sun damage (eg, actinic keratoses, poikiloderma of Civatte, actinic comedones).
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) develops in 10%-30% of cases of actinic cheilitis.
Codes
ICD10CM:K13.0 – Diseases of lips
SNOMEDCT:
46795000 – Actinic cheilitis
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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls
- Contact dermatitis
- Chronic lip licking
- Granulomatous cheilitis (Melkersson-Rosenthal disease)
- Oral SCC (see also cutaneous SCC)
- Drug-induced cheilitis (isotretinoin and other retinoids)
- Cheilitis glandularis
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Last Reviewed:11/02/2020
Last Updated:11/02/2020
Last Updated:11/02/2020