Korean J Dermatol.
2006 Jul;44(7):896-898.
Morsicatio Labiorum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cwlee@hanyang.ac.kr
Abstract
- Morsicatio is a condition caused by chronic irritation of the tongue (morsicatio linguarum), buccal (morsicatio buccarum) or labial mucosa (morsicatio labiorum). The condition shows a macerated, grey-white lesion of mucosa where bacterial colonies form and is caused by continuous biting, chewing and sucking of the cheeks or lips. We herein report a case of morsicatio labiorum which occurred in a woman. This is a rarely encountered mucocutaneous disorder, and has never before been reported in the Korean dermatological literature.
