Actinic cheilitis

Actinic cheilitis
Other namesAtinic cheilosis, Atinic keratosis of lip, Solar cheilosis,Sailor's lip, Farmer's lip
Picture of Actinic Cheilitis. This is also known as sailor's lip or farmer's lip.
SpecialtyDermatology 

Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip. It is a premalignant condition, as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer).

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