Have Cracks At The Corners Of Mouth, Burning Lips And Tongue. Suggest Treatment

Posted on Wed, 23 Oct 2013

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Question : I HAVE CRACKS AT THE CORNERS OF MY MOUTH AND CHAPPED AND BURNING LIPS AND TONGUE.
COULD YOU HELP ME? XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Stress and vitamin B deficiency

Detailed Answer:
Hi, this is temporary problem due to some stressful events in life and little vitamin B deficiency. It will come down slowly in 5 days. Meanwhile have bland diet and vitamin B supplements from pharmacy. Reduce stress levels. It will come down soon. Regards, Dr. Mahesh Koregol

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar