Angular cheilitis in the elderly - Image
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Angular cheilitis in the elderly. Angular cheilitis in the elderly is mostly associated with the use of dentures. Malocclusion resulting from worn teeth leaves the angular region wet and the elastotic old skin deepens the furrow at the angular region. Moisture, C. albicans and/or S. aureus form the combined aetiology leading to painful fissures at the worst.
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"Angular Cheilitis in the Elderly - Image." Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines, Duodecim Medical Publications Limited, 2019. Evidence Central, evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/455020/all/_________Angular_cheilitis_in_the_elderly___Image______.
Angular cheilitis in the elderly - Image. Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited; 2019. https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/455020/all/_________Angular_cheilitis_in_the_elderly___Image______. Accessed April 24, 2024.
Angular cheilitis in the elderly - Image. (2019). In Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited. https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/455020/all/_________Angular_cheilitis_in_the_elderly___Image______
Angular Cheilitis in the Elderly - Image [Internet]. In: Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited; 2019. [cited 2024 April 24]. Available from: https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/455020/all/_________Angular_cheilitis_in_the_elderly___Image______.
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