Atinic cheilosis,[1]Atinic keratosis of lip,[2]Solar cheilosis,[2]Sailor's lip,[3]Farmer's lip[4]
Picture of Actinic Cheilitis. This is also known as sailor's lip or farmer's lip.
Specialty
Dermatology
Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn,[2] and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip.[5] It is a premalignant condition,[6] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer).
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