Angular cheilitis, is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin and its adjacent mucous membranes in the corners of the mouth caused by different factors. It is associated with infection by Pseudococcus pyogenes or Candida albicans or deficiency of vitamin B2, vitamin P, etc. Baby parents should prevent it in advance.

Symptoms of angular cheilitis

Flushing around the corners of the mouth, blistering, creamy white vesicles, cracks or scabs, accompanied by burning and pain, opening the mouth can easily lead to bleeding, and in severe cases, it may even affect eating and talking.

The causes of angular cheilitis

• Lack of riboflavin: riboflavin is a part of the human metabolic enzyme system, the lack of riboflavin will not only lead to keratitis, but also lead to keratitis, conjunctivitis, inflammation of the tongue, seborrheic dermatitis and scrotal inflammation and other diseases, long-term lack of will also affect the baby's intellectual development. Due to the lack of riboflavin caused by keratitis, lipitis of the baby, parents should pay attention to the child's dietary balance, more to the baby to eat animal liver, kidney, heart, eggs, green leafy vegetables, dairy products and other riboflavin-rich foods.
• Bacterial keratitis: sebaceous glands secretion because of the dry environment and reduce, resulting in lips and around the skin dry and cracked, this time the bacteria around the corner of the mouth is easy to invade lead to bacterial keratitis. Therefore, the baby's facial hygiene should pay attention to clean, after meals, it is best to wash the baby's face in time to wipe the mouth, apply some moisturizer.
• Dry season: winter and spring sebaceous gland secretion is reduced, lips and the surrounding skin is easy to dry and cracked, which will lead to the invasion of bacteria and viruses, resulting in bacterial stomatitis or herpes stomatitis occurs.
• Improper diet or malnutrition: baby's diet lack of vitamin B2, vitamin C and trace elements zinc, caused by stomatitis, especially gastrointestinal digestion and absorption function of the baby if the intake of green leafy vegetables is insufficient, more likely to occur stomatitis.
• The baby's bad habits: for example, the baby has licking lips, eating snacks, sucking fingers and other vices, easy to cause keratitis.

How to prevent baby keratitis

• Pay attention to oral hygiene: from childhood to cultivate good oral hygiene habits of the baby, after meals in a timely manner to let the baby rinse his mouth, do not let the baby before bedtime to eat, to avoid food residues remain in the baby's mouth to breed bacteria. In addition, to prepare for the baby has been lip balm, after each meal, let the baby wipe his mouth clean and then coated with lip balm, before going to bed also coated, during the day you can give the baby coated a few times to achieve the effect of moisturizing.
• Special care for the lips: for very dry lips, and also peeling baby, before bedtime should be special care for the lips.
• Nutritional balance: regulate the baby's diet, pay attention to dietary balance, strengthen nutrition. Don't let the baby appear partiality, picky eating phenomenon. Let the baby eat more vegetables and fruits, maintain nutritional balance. In addition, you should also give your baby more food rich in vitamin B, C, E and zinc, such as animal liver.

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