Atopic Angular Cheilitis in a Child

Atopic angular cheilitis in a child. Angular cheilitis in a child is usually caused by atopic dermatitis, rarely by yeast infection. The cheilitis persists in birch pollen allergic patients, for example, through recurring contact with vegetables, root vegetables or fruit that cause contact urticaria.

Picture: Raimo Suhonen; Text: Tuula Salo and Maria Siponen