Cheilitis glandularis and actinic cheilitis: differential diagnoses - report of three unusual cases.
A variety of pathological conditions of diverse etiologies may involve the lips. Cheilitis glandularis (CGL) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by inflammation of the minor salivary glands of the lower lip. The aim of this paper is to compare the diagnosis and treatment of two cases of CGL at an early age (one in a child and the other in a young adult with mental retardation) with the diagnosis and treatment of actinic cheilitis, which is much more prevalent than CGL in tropical countries.
Andrade
Emanuel Sávio Souza
ES
School of Dentistry of Pernambuco (FOP/UPE), Recife, Brazil.
Sobral
Ana Paula Veras
AP
Laureano Filho
José Rodrigues
JR
Santos
Marconi Eduardo Sousa Maciel
ME
Camargo
Igor Batista
IB
D002613:Cheilitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult