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Could lack of some vitmn,iron, calcum or lack of stg else be causing dry chapd lips in a 4 years old boy for last 6 mths. it is just not getng beter?

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Lip licker: Dry chapped lips in kids that age is usually due to excessive lip licking. The saliva has some drying effect and some kids do it as a habit.As the habit increases in response to the drying it causes more. Sometimes covering the area with petrolatum can reduce the drying effect.

Answered 4/10/2017

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