Case 2:
Despite frequent application of lip balm, this split on a 46-year-old woman’s lower lip has failed to heal.
What do you suspect?
A. Atopic dermatitis.
B. Lichen planus.
C. Leukoplakia.
D. Actinic cheilitis.
E. Contact dermatitis.
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Vol. 49 No. 9
Dermclinic
Why haven’t emollients healed this lip fissure?
By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas | September 8, 2009
Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
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