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A 20-year-old male asked:

Chronic dryness on lip and sensitive red line under lip for 4 years. i have tried everything. vitamins, moisturizers, the red line is resistant to corticosteroid. i don't lick anymore, food allergy?

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider
Dr. Deborah Ungerleideranswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
See your doctor.: You should discuss with your doctor and consider seeing a dermatologist. It is possible that it is an allergy.
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Dr. David Houghton
Dr. David Houghtonanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Yeast?: Yeast is a common offender around the mouth, and if you have used a lot of steroids, and have excessively moist skin around the mouth (such as with lip licking), then yeast will thrive. It's also possible that you have used so many things on the skin that it's chronically irritated. Plain lanolin is probably the best to protect and not irritate. Unlikely to represent food allergy.
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