Understanding the Four Patterns of Cheilitis and Treatment Plans to Prevent Recurrence
Cheilitis is a chronic, recurrent, superficial inflammatory disease of the lip mucosa. During acute episodes, the main symptoms include redness, swelling, pain, exudation, and erosion, while the chronic phase is characterized by dryness of the lip margins, scabbing, cracking, and recurrent desquamation.This condition falls under the TCM categories of “Chun Feng” (唇风) and “Jin Chun” … Read more