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Cheilitis Lip
Hi,
I had the habit of chewing tobacco for 10 years. Recently I had developed a kind of skin irritation on my lower and upper lip ( prominent on lower lip). I had consulted with dentist and was advised for biopsy. The biopsy report showed nothing and the doctors assured me it was vein thickening inside the lip. They told that the problem would be resolved within 1 or 2 months. But still the problem persists and the skin periodically becomes dry flaked and peels off. Also the lower lip is crustated. Iam concerned about the efficiency of the biopsy report itself due to certain management inefficiencies of the hospital concerned. Initially they told me the biopsy sample had been misplaced and a secondy biopsy would be required. The date was fixed and when I followed up, miraculously the lost sample resurfaced and they furnished me with the report itself. The hospital concernrd is infamous for these kind of incidents. Thats why Iam more concerned. Please help with your valuable advice.
I had the habit of chewing tobacco for 10 years. Recently I had developed a kind of skin irritation on my lower and upper lip ( prominent on lower lip). I had consulted with dentist and was advised for biopsy. The biopsy report showed nothing and the doctors assured me it was vein thickening inside the lip. They told that the problem would be resolved within 1 or 2 months. But still the problem persists and the skin periodically becomes dry flaked and peels off. Also the lower lip is crustated. Iam concerned about the efficiency of the biopsy report itself due to certain management inefficiencies of the hospital concerned. Initially they told me the biopsy sample had been misplaced and a secondy biopsy would be required. The date was fixed and when I followed up, miraculously the lost sample resurfaced and they furnished me with the report itself. The hospital concernrd is infamous for these kind of incidents. Thats why Iam more concerned. Please help with your valuable advice.
I had consulted with the dermatologist first. She had directed me to the dental clinic. The biopsy report suggests cheilitis glandularisis. But like i said iam doubtful about the report itself. Also the problem persists even after the time suggested by the doctors. Not dry lip or anything like that. Ruled out vitamin b12 deficiency, chapped lips etc by the dermatologist herself. She suggested actinic cheilitis and directed to dental department.
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It appears that there is no diagnosis is of your lip problem. Your descriptions suggest dry lip, which may be associated with local dehydration resulting from minor salivary gland dysfunction. If oral medicine specialist can not help you, you may see dermatologist.
I was consulted with the oral medicine and radiology department. They didnt prescribe me any medicine at all. Told that it would be resolved in one to two months. But the problem still persists.
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