What causes Angular Stomatitis?
Although the main reason behind the onset of this disease has not yet been confirmed, doctors and scientists studying this disease claim to have established four most possible reasons: • Saliva build-up with the possible involvement of yeast that causes lesion of lip joints. • Nutritional deficiency (specifically deficiency of Vitamin B2, i.e. Riboflavin) may lead to Cheilosis. • Cheilosis may occur in a patient as part of the symptoms of some other major disease such as Plummer-Vision Syndrome. • People staying in a cold environment generally fall prey to this disease. People often acquire this disease during winter season. Along with the above mentioned possible causes, few more conditions such as opening and closing of mouth in an irregular or unnatural fashion, a possible reaction to some type of medication or over-nutrition and a habit of lot of people to keep their lips wet by licking already diseased lips in cold weather are also considered. (Please Note: Many doctors do not bel
