Posts Tagged: Exfoliative

Chronic Lip Licking: Exfoliative Cheilitis…

Chronic Lip Licking is often seen in children and is also referred to as Exfoliative Cheilitis, or Cheilitis Exfoliativa.  The patients develop an exfoliative dermatitis with sharp margins that rims the upper and lower lips…often looking like a clown face as shown in the picture above and below.  The sharp demarcations of the tongue margins… Read more »

Erythrodermic Psoriasis: An Exfoliative Dermatitis…

Erythroderma is a rare and aggressive inflammatory condition that results in generalized redness and exfoliation of the skin.  There are other conditions that can cause erythroderma, but psoriasis is one of the most frequent forms, causing a third of reported cases.  The eruption presents abruptly and generalizes quickly resulting in an itchy, burning condition that… Read more »