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Has anyone here been plagued with cheilitis?

Skin Health | Last Active: May 2, 2016 | Replies (2)
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@colleenyoung

Welcome @sharonann. I have to admit I had never heard the term cheilitis before your post. Check out this extensive online resource from DermNet NZ http://dermnetnz.org/site-age-specific/cheilitis.html They list 3 main categories of causes:
- infection or skin condition
- allergy, toxin, medication or injury
- nutritional deficiency

Further conditions are listed in these 3 categories. Has something similar led to each of the breakouts that you've had so far? What did you do to relief the chapping, peeling and inflammation?

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sharonann | @sharonann | May 2, 2016

Yes, it's happened about 3xs. I noticed after eating salty foods, and
possibly foods that might contain msg (broke out after eating at a Chinese
restuarant-very salty beef/broccoli dish, I broke out. I just kept the
area clean as possible and put Vaseline on frequently...it would slowly go
away. Really embarrassing...and slow to recover. But I'm hoping I have a
handle on what causes it for me. It's been months now.

Thank you for asking.

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