What should I do if my child has angular cheilitis?

Because the sebum secretion of the lips is weaker and the skin is more delicate, children's lips are prone to cracking and causing angular cheilitis in dry seasons. Chapped lips are just one of the causes. The causes of children's angular cheilitis symptoms are often multifaceted. Parents should pay attention to finding the cause when their children are treating angular cheilitis to prevent recurrence.

1. What causes angular cheilitis in children?

First of all, malnutrition is an important cause of angular cheilitis. Therefore, children in some remote and impoverished mountainous areas are more likely to suffer from angular cheilitis. The living conditions there are not good, and a lack of vitamin B can also easily cause angular cheilitis. Please pay attention.

Second, not paying attention to oral hygiene can also lead to angular cheilitis. Therefore, whether from a preventive perspective or a treatment perspective, ensuring oral hygiene is the key. We must urge children to rinse their mouths and brush their teeth frequently, and then keep the skin around their mouths moisturized.

Finally, some diseases can also cause angular cheilitis. For example, atopic dermatitis may cause angular cheilitis, and uneven teeth may also cause angular cheilitis. Therefore, we must prescribe the right medicine and know the cause first before we can treat it well.

2. What to do if your child has angular cheilitis

When children suffer from angular cheilitis, the area around the corners of their mouths becomes red and itchy, followed by erosion, cracks, and dryness and pain in the corners of their mouths. Some children often lick their lips with their tongues, and they feel "comfortable" after licking, but the saliva quickly evaporates, so they lick again. Because the lips are rich in blood vessels, they are conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms, which aggravates the symptoms of angular cheilitis, and the corners of the mouth are particularly painful when talking and eating. First of all, we should correct the child's bad habits of partiality and picky eating, let the child eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat more milk, animal offal, soy products and other foods rich in vitamin B2. Applying gentian violet at the corners of the mouth can promote local scab formation, you can also apply erythromycin ointment or anti-cracking oil on the corners of the mouth. If the symptoms are more severe, you can take vitamin C and vitamin B2 orally.