Cheilitis
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Cheilitis is inflammation of the lips, which may occur in isolation or as a manifestation of stomatitis. The condition can be limited to catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane or take a deeper, chronic form affecting the glands themselves.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
CHEILITIS (cheilitis), inflammation of the lip. It occurs either in isolation or as a particular manifestation of stomatitis. Morphologically, the process either remains limited to catarrh of the mucous membrane (exfoliation of the epithelium, hypersecretion of mucous glands) or takes on a deeper and chronic character, localizing in the substance of the glands themselves. In the latter case, it is also referred to as glandular cheilitis (cheilitis glandularis), which in turn can be suppurative (cheilitis apostematosa) and non-suppurative. These same forms of deep cheilitis are also designated as Belet's disease or as myxadenitis labialis. For specific forms of cheilitis, see Lips.
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“Cheilitis.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/cheilitis/