Preferred Label : Angular cheilitis;
ICD-11 definition : Angular cheilitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin and contiguous labial
mucous membrane at the angles of the mouth. It is most commonly due to infection with
Staphylococcus aureus, Candida or both.;
ICD-11 synonym : angular stomatitis;
Origin ID : 591060439;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Angular cheilitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin and contiguous labial
mucous membrane at the angles of the mouth. It is most commonly due to infection with
Staphylococcus aureus, Candida or both.
