Angular cheilitis is the inflammation of one or both mouth corners. Oftentimes, a person feels itchy and painful in the lip corners. Many people mistake it for herpes, however, it’s important to understand the difference. Unlike herpes (caused by the virus of herpes), angular cheilitis is not contagious, and sometimes all one needs to get rid of it is to change their diet.

Most often, angular cheilitis appears in elderly people and in small kids — people of middle age are less prone to get it. This is due to the fact that elderly people often have sagging skin in the corners of their mouths, as well as dentures that can provoke seizures. In infants, this can be explained by a wet mouth due to an abundance of saliva, as well as sucking on a pacifier or fingers.

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