Cheilitis Glandularis: Two Case Reports of Asian-Japanese Men and Literature Review of Japanese Cases. (9th December 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yanagawa, Toru; Yamaguchi, Akira; Harada, Hiroyuki; Yamagata, Kenji; Ishibashi, Naomi; Noguchi, Masayuki; Onizawa, Kojiro; Bukawa, Hiroki
• Other Names: Lodi G. L. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: ISRN dentistry. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2010-12-09
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; 617.6
• DOI: 10.5402/2011/457567
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-4371

Abstract

Abstract : Cheilitis glandularis (CG) is a rare disorder characterized by swelling of the lip with hyperplasia of the labial salivary glands. CG is most frequently encountered in the lower lip, in middle-aged to older Caucasian men; however Asian cases were rarely reported. In this paper we present two cases of CG in Asian-Japanese men. One was a 23-year-old male with CG of the superficial suppurative type. The other was a 54-year-old male with deep suppurative type. We also reviewed the Japanese cases of CG in the literature and discussed about clinical feature of Japanese CG.