Back التهاب الشفة السفعي Arabic Cheilite solare Italian Cheilitis actinica Dutch Queilite actínica Portuguese
| Actinic cheilitis | |
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| Other names | Atinic cheilosis,[1] Atinic keratosis of lip,[2] Solar cheilosis,[2]Sailor's lip,[3] Farmer's lip[4] |
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| Picture of Actinic Cheilitis. This is also known as sailor's lip or farmer's lip. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology  |
Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn,[2] and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[5] It is a premalignant condition,[6] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer).
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