The common causes of redness around the mouth include lipitis, licking the skin around the mouth, and contact with irritating substances.
1. Lipitis: This condition often starts quickly, with lip angioneurotic edema, itching, burning, erythema, and in severe cases, ulcers. Lipitis can be caused by bacterial or viral infections or allergic reactions.
2. Licking the skin around the mouth: may be due to some children often lick the skin around the mouth caused by licking, the more often licking is the more serious perioral dermatitis.
3. Perioral dermatitis: This is a skin disease that is a localized inflammatory reaction, and this inflammation is an allergic inflammation, which may be caused by the patient’s allergies. For example, contact dermatitis or allergy to specific tableware, or eat some spicy and stimulating food or mango, kiwi, etc., may lead to local skin allergies produced by congestion, and ultimately the formation of red circles around the mouth.
There are many possible causes for the redness around the mouth, and it is recommended to seek medical attention to identify and treat the cause under the guidance of a doctor.