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Authoritative facts about the skin from the New Zealand Dermatological Society Incorporated.

Mouth problems

Links to DermNet's pages about skin conditions that favour the mouth (the oral mucosa, including lips and tongue).

Non-infectious conditions
Angina bullosa haemorrhagica
Angioedema
Aphthous ulcers
Behcet disease
Fissured tongue
Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis)
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Epulis
Erythema multiforme
Fissured tongue
Gingival enlargement
Granulomatous cheilitis
Lichen planus
Linear IgA bullous dermatosis
Mucocoele of the lip
Oral cancer
Paraneoplastic pemphigus
Pemphigus vulgaris
Scurvy
Solar cheilitis
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Infections
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Hairy leukoplakia
Hand foot and mouth disease
Herpes simplex (cold sores)
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Kawasaki disease
Measles
Oral candidiasis (thrush)
Scarlet fever (scarlatina)

DermNet does not provide an on-line consultation service.
If you have any concerns with your skin or its treatment, see a dermatologist for advice.