Cheilitis glandularis purulenta superficialis - Altmeyers Encyclopedia

Synonym(s)

Baelz Disease; Baelz's disease; cheilitis superficialis suppurativa; labial myxadenitis

History
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of Baelz, 1890; Unna, 1890

Definition
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Pustular, purulent variant of Cheilitis glandularis apostematosa. Recently, these clinical pictures, which are rarely observed in the meantime, have been observed as side effects of a therapy with BRAF inhibitors (see figure).

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Clinical features
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Mostly chronic, purulent, painful, progressive inflammation and swelling of the lips, caused by a purulent inflammation of the mucosal glands of the lips.

Therapy
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S.u. Cheilitis glandularis apostematosa.

Literature
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Puente JJ, Acevedo A (1927) Quelitis glandularis. Rev Med Lat On 22: 671-679
Unna PG (1890) On diseases of the mucous glands of the mouth. monthly practical Dermatol (Hamburg) 11: 317-321
of Baelz E (1890) Diseases of the mucous glands of the mouth. Monatsh prakt Dermatol (Hamburg) 11: 11