How to Treat Angular Cheilitis
When you experience cracks at the corners of your mouth, you may have Angular Cheilitis. This is a condition which is caused by a lot of things. An Angular Cheilitis may be caused by being exposed to Candida or yeast infection. It may also be caused by bacterial infection. Some cases are brought about by the lack of vitamins taken in by the person suffering from the said infection.
If you want to make sure that you get the right treatment for the disease immediately in order for your infection not to get to its worst shape, you should go to a dermatologist. Your cue to do so would be the time when you experience cracks at the corners of your mouth and when you always have dry skin. The cure for Angular Cheilitis is usually dependent on what causes it. In order to orient yourself about these medicines or remedies that your dermatologist will likely tell you, here they are:
1. Angular Cheilitis Caused by Yeast Infection
What you will need in order to address the constant cracking of the corners of your mouth would be steroid and topical antifungal. By steroid, this usually pertains to drugs like Mycolog II. This medicine is already a combination of antifungal and steroid. You may also take Mycostatin®. This is another combination of antifungal and steroid substances where the Nystatin substance will eliminate the fungi (yeast infection), while the steroid will eliminate redness, itching, and swelling.
Since these two medications are in the form of cream they must be applied at the affected part of the mouth. It may be dangerous enough to consider that once a steroid substance is taken into one part of your body, it never chooses to act on one part of the body alone but in every part of it. Taking steroids already has a number of side effects that you have to prepare yourself against.
2. Angular Cheilities Caused by Ill-fitting Dentures
When you wear certain dentures, you are likely exposed to accumulated bacteria and other foreign objects in it. This may start or worsen an infection, depending on the case. To keep your dentures clean, they have to be soaked in antiseptic solution at night until the next day when they will be used. Ill-fitting dentures should be replaced immediately.
3. Angular Cheilitis Caused by Chapped Lips
Chapped lips are evidenced by splits on the lips. Chapped lips are usually caused by constantly licking them or this could also be an offshoot of high fever. In order to prevent this, a lip balm or Vaseline will be enough solution to stop the lips from chapping. Just apply these two on the lips.
4. Angular Stomatitis Caused by Staph
This type of infection would require the affected person to take antibiotics. These can be in the form of gel or topical cream such as miconazole gel. If the blisters on the corners of the mouth are mainly caused by the weakened immunity due to HIV or AIDS complications of the affected person, the person should take plenty of vitamin supplements to strengthen immunity.
