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by Dr Umang Khanna (BHMS)
Angular cheilitis is a common skin condition affecting the corners of your mouth. It leads to painful, cracked sores. People often confuse angular cheilitis with cold sores. Unlike cold sores, angular cheilitis isn’t contagious. This condition usually goes away with special skin ointments, medication or diet changes.
Graphites is often prescribed for skin conditions like angular cheilitis that involve cracked, dry, and inflamed skin. It is beneficial when there is itching and burning at the corners of the mouth.
Symptoms: Cracked, oozing, and painful skin at the corners of the mouth, often with dry, rough skin and a tendency for lesions to become crusty.
Sulphur is a well-known remedy for skin conditions, especially when there is burning, itching, or dry, scaly skin. It is often used for angular cheilitis that worsens from heat or after washing.
Symptoms: Burning, redness, and itching around the corners of the mouth, especially with a tendency for dryness and rough skin.
Useful for individuals with angular cheilitis that appears due to emotional stress or grief. It is often used when there is a tendency to suppress emotions, leading to physical symptoms like dryness and cracking of the lips.
Symptoms: Dry, cracked lips with a tendency to form fissures at the corners of the mouth, often linked to emotional distress.
Known for its healing properties, Calendula is useful in treating wounds and skin conditions. It is often used when there is cracking at the corners of the mouth with signs of infection or suppuration.
Symptoms: Infected, inflamed, and swollen corners of the mouth, with cracked skin that may bleed or ooze.
Mercurius is beneficial for individuals who experience angular cheilitis with a tendency for inflammation and ulceration. It is especially helpful when the condition is associated with excessive salivation or a bad taste in the mouth.
Symptoms: Soreness, swelling, and ulcers at the corners of the mouth, often accompanied by a thick, foul-smelling discharge.
Arsenicum is often used for individuals who have dry, scaly lips and skin that feels cold to the touch. It is helpful when angular cheilitis occurs with burning, itching, and restlessness.
Symptoms: Burning, dryness, and redness at the corners of the mouth, with a feeling of coldness and a tendency to be anxious or restless.
Berberis is indicated for conditions involving cracked skin that becomes sore and inflamed, particularly when the person has a tendency to develop skin conditions at the corners of the mouth.
Symptoms: Cracked, sore skin at the corners of the mouth, with a tendency for the condition to worsen in cold weather.
Causticum is beneficial for individuals who experience dryness, burning, and cracking at the corners of the mouth, especially when the skin feels tense or stretched.
Symptoms: Cracked lips with a burning sensation, often aggravated by cold or dry air, and a tendency for the skin to peel or crack.
Hepar Sulph is useful when the angular cheilitis is accompanied by pus formation or infection, especially when the corners of the mouth become painful, inflamed, and swollen.
Symptoms: Inflamed, painful corners of the mouth with a tendency for abscesses or pus-filled eruptions.
Silicea is often used for conditions involving chronic skin issues, including cracks and fissures at the corners of the mouth. It is particularly helpful for individuals with weak immune systems or slow wound healing.
Symptoms: Cracked, inflamed skin with a tendency for slow healing and the formation of deep fissures.
Kali Muriaticum is often prescribed when there is thick, white discharge from the cracked skin at the corners of the mouth. It is helpful in cases of inflammation with a tendency for the area to remain swollen.
Symptoms: White discharge, swelling, and a thick, crusted appearance around the corners of the mouth.
Antimonium Crudum is beneficial when there is a thickened layer of skin around the lips and mouth, along with discomfort and cracks. It is useful when the condition is aggravated by heat.
Symptoms: Thickened skin, cracked lips, and inflammation at the corners of the mouth, often worse with heat.
Thuja is often used when angular cheilitis is associated with fungal infections or warts. It can help in cases where the condition has been resistant to other treatments or recurs frequently.
Symptoms: Chronic, recurrent angular cheilitis with a tendency to develop wart-like growths at the corners of the mouth.
Rhus Tox is useful for angular cheilitis that is associated with discomfort and stiffness, particularly when the cracks at the corners of the mouth are worse in cold, dry weather.
Symptoms: Cracked, sore skin at the corners of the mouth that becomes worse with exposure to cold or windy conditions.
Natrum Muriaticum is indicated when the individual experiences angular cheilitis as a result of dehydration or poor nutrition. It can also help when the condition is linked to emotional stress, especially grief.
Symptoms: Dry, cracked skin at the corners of the mouth, often linked to emotional or physical dehydration, and a tendency to be emotionally withdrawn.
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