Chapped lips

Introduction Chapped lips often occur in autumn and winter, mainly due to the dry climate in autumn and winter, large wind and sand, and the lack of intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A. Precautions are to drink plenty of water and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins. You can use lip balm properly and avoid rubbing your lips frequently.

Cause

The main reason is that the climate is dry in autumn and winter, and the wind and sand are large, and the intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A in the human body is insufficient.

an examination

The main reason is that the climate is dry in autumn and winter, and the wind and sand are large, and the intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A in the human body is insufficient.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of lip dryness:

1, chronic cheilitis: autumn and winter, dry and windy, many people will feel the lips dry, cleft palate, and therefore will unconsciously rub the lips, but the results are often counterproductive, the dry symptoms of the lips are worse, and even lead to swelling of the lips Bloody. In fact, these symptoms are typical clinical manifestations of chronic cheilitis.

2, lip red dry: chronic cheilitis, also known as exfoliative cheilitis, chronic actinic cheilitis. The mucous membrane of the lips is swollen, dark red, dry, with a wide range of grayish white scaly scales, or splitting, local itching and dryness, burning pain and discomfort. In severe cases, there may be erosions and purulent secretions that may affect the function of the lips (not open after adhesion).

3, dry lips and dry mouth: dry lips is one of the clinical manifestations of children with heat syndrome. In the summer, some children will have prolonged fever, accompanied by irritability, easy to cry, dry lips, thirst, drinking, increased urination, no sweat or less sweat, dry skin, loss of appetite, and Sympathy, tired sleepiness, body weight loss and other symptoms, doctors often summarize the symptoms of "three more", that is, more fever, more thirst, more urine, less sweat or no sweat is characterized by heat type irregular or irregular, body temperature More often between 37.5 ° C ~ 39.5 ° C, the hotter the weather, the higher the body temperature. Even with antipyretic drugs, body temperature often only temporarily decreases. When doing blood tests, urine and other functional tests, there is no pathological change. This fever, even if it is not treated, will decrease after the rain or when the climate is cool. Especially after the autumn cool, the above symptoms will not be cured. Doctors refer to this disease as "children's summer fever," medically known as "heat syndrome."

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