🔹 Is It Dangerous?
Usually, it’s not dangerous
, but if ignored, the infection can worsen or spread. In people with weak immunity, it might take longer to heal or lead to secondary infections.
Angular cheilitis not only affects health, causing discomfort due to itching and pain, but also causes aesthetic loss for the patient. For the disease to heal quickly and not leave scars, people with the disease should treat it as soon as possible. This is not only good for the patient but also for those around them because angular cheilitis is highly contagious.
Symptoms of angular cheilitis
When having angular cheilitis, the patient will experience the following symptoms:
The skin around the lips is red, gradually cracking.
Many small blisters appear, which can grow in patches around the lips.
The corners of the mouth feel hot and uncomfortable.
When opening the mouth or laughing loudly, it will hurt, especially when eating hot, spicy, highly acidic foods, which will increase the level of pain even more.
Newborns with angular cheilitis will see a yellow crust appear around the lips, the baby’s tongue is slightly shiny, and the lips are dry.
In addition, some patients also experience changes in taste, loss of appetite, leading to weight loss when having mouth ulcers.
Causes of mouth ulcers
Mouth ulcers are caused by many factors, but mainly by viral or fungal infections. The virus that causes mouth ulcers is the herpes virus.
The location at the edge is where saliva accumulates for a long time, so this area is often moist. When saliva evaporates, the skin of the mouth and lips is easily dry and irritated. If in this case, licking the lips and lips to reduce dryness will increase the condition and make the ulcers worse.
The second most common cause of the disease is Candida albicans. This fungus is present everywhere, if the resistance is reduced, this is the opportunity for the fungus to invade, grow strongly and cause inflammation on the skin leading to mouth ulcers. In addition, staphylococcus is also one of the main causes of this disease.
In addition to viruses, bacteria and fungi that cause disease, vitamin B deficiency is also one of the causes of cold sores. Vitamin B deficiency is often due to not eating enough green vegetables, fruits, and whole grain foods.
Transmission of cold sores
Cold sores is a disease that can be transmitted to others.
The main route of infection is through direct contact with damaged skin or using contaminated objects containing pathogens that the patient has used without being thoroughly disinfected and sterilized, such as blankets, pillows, bed sheets, clothes, toys, etc.
