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Vol 53: june • juin 2007 Canadian Family PhysicianLe Médecin de famille canadien

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Current Practice

Pratique courante

Dermacase

Can you identify this condition?

Alim Devani Benjamin Barankin

MD FRCPC

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n 81-year-old woman presents with erythema and erosion at the right commissure of the mouth. 

The lesion is tender and the patient cannot recall any recent trauma to the area. The patient is  currently taking no medications, and her medical history is unremarkable. She wears dentures and  smokes half a pack of cigarettes each day.

The most likely diagnosis is

1. Herpes simplex virus (herpes labialis) 2. Erosive lichen planus

3. Angular cheilitis

4. Orofacial granulomatosis 5. Actinic cheilitis

Answer on page 1022

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