%0 Journal Article
%T Glycerin Borax Treatment of Exfoliative Cheilitis Induced by Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: a Case Report
%A Kobkan Thongprasom
%J Archive of "Acta Stomatologica Croatica".
%D 2016
%R 10.1564/asc50/2/9
%X This paper reports on the results of a case study of a 19-year-old female who presented to the Oral Medicine clinic with a chief complaint of scaly and peeling lips. The lesions had persisted on her lips for more than 7 years and were refractory to previous treatment. Her physician¡¯s diagnosis was contact dermatitis. We diagnosed this patient as having exfoliative cheilitis (EC). A patch test using the toothpaste containing sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) was positive and the patient discontinued using it. Instead, she started using a toothpaste not containing SLS. One year after treating her lesions with hydrogen peroxide mouthwash 1% and glycerin borax, a gradual improvement was observed until returning to normal. Glycerin borax was safe, low cost and simple to use in treatment of refractory exfoliative cheilitis. SLS may have been a precipitating factor in EC in this case
%K cheilitis
%K exfoliative
%K glycerin borax
%K hydrogen peroxide
%K sodium lauryl sulfate
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080561/