Topical Calendula officinalis L. successfully treated exfoliative cheilitis

Objectives: The authors describe a case of recurrent exfoliative cheilitis that responded to treatment with a standardized topical preparation of Calendula officinalis L..Case report: An eighteen-year-old young man was referred to UNESP - Sao Paulo State University, Sao Jose dos Campos Dental School, Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil to investigate a chronic dry scaling lesion on his lips. The patient's main chief was aesthetic compromising.

Oral breathing was evident and considered a contributory factor. The intraoral examination demonstrated a significant biting line bilaterally into the buccal mucosa.

The patient received the support of a speech therapist. Corticoid therapy was suspended and Calendula officinalis ointment 10% for ad libitum use has been prescribed.

The results presented allow the authors to consider Calendula officinalis L. as a potential therapy in cases of cheilitis exfoliative.

Author: Lucia Helena Denardi Roveroni-FavarettoKarina Bortolin LodiJanete Dias Almeida
Credits/Source: Cases Journal 2009, 2:9077

Published on: 2009-11-23

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