Daily Archives: June 19, 2009

If you have a whitish sore on both sides in the corners of your mouth, then you have what is called a perleche, or angular cheilitis, angular cheilosis, or angular stomatitis. The condition is not uncommon among young children and the elderly. It’s not fatal nor contagious, but they can be very uncomfortable and painful when there is even little movement or opening of the lips, especially when the cracks become deep slits and ulcerated. Continue reading