A 12 year old male pt came with the c/o itching and burning on the chin since 2 weeks. He gave h/o occasional bleeding from the area.

o/e: a thin ,crusted lesion was observed below the lip..minute vesciles were also observed to be formed..

the lesion had started with a small boil but eventually radiated under the lip and showed an increase in size.

the area was tender on palpation and pt reported a sensation of extreme itching an burning.

aggravates on having spicy food.

pt had previously reported to a doctor and had applied an antifungal ointment but there was no relief on treatment.

kindly diagnose the situation and suggest a suitable treatment plan.

angular chelitis mimicking case
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  • #dermatology
  • #general medicine

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Herpes labialis

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