Clinical features of Actinic (Solar) Cheilitis
Clinical features of Actinic (Solar) Cheilitis
- Vermilion portion of lower lip
- Pale irregularly opaque (keratotic) surface with intervening red (atrophic) zones
- Obfuscated to effaced cutaneous-vermilion border
- More advanced lesions are scaly, crusted and/or indurated.
- Progression to carcinoma often heralded by persistent ulceration or erosion
Category: Clinical features, Oral Diseases