title: Case report: exfoliative cheilitis managed with antidepressant medication.
abstract: Exfoliative cheilitis is an unsightly and uncommon, chronic superficial inflammatory disorder that affects the vermilion zone of the lips. This case report describes the presentation of exfoliative cheilitis in a young man, and his subsequent management with antidepressant medication. The differential diagnosis of chronic exfoliative cheilitis is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry, Pembroke Place, L3 5PS.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leyland
authors.forename: E Anne
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D020280:Sertraline