What to do if the sides of your mouth are dry and flaky

Dry skin around the mouth generally belongs to keratitis, lipitis, lack of lipid dermatitis, etc., need to address the cause of the disease, take the appropriate drugs, such as anti-infective drugs, anti-allergy drugs, etc., for treatment. 1. Keratitis: bacterial infection of keratitis, antibiotic treatment, such as mupirocin ointment, etc.; fungal infection of keratitis, antifungal treatment, such as clotrimazole cream, miconazole cream, etc.; viral infection caused by keratitis, the use of antiviral treatment, such as acyclovir ointment, etc.; anaphylactic keratitis, treatment with antihistamines, such as cloratadine. 2. Lipitis: mostly caused by bad habits such as lip biting and lip licking, which should be stopped. Tacrolimus or pimecrolimus ointment is commonly used for treatment. 3. lack of seborrheic dermatitis: dry lips on both sides of the obvious, can be used externally moisturizing agent treatment, such as urea cream, etc.; there is obvious itching, can be used externally glucocorticoid treatment, such as hydrocortisone cream, mometasone furoate ointment, etc.; itching symptoms of the serious, can also be taken orally antihistamines, such as chlortetracycline, cetirizine and so on. It is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital, clear the disease, under the guidance of the doctor’s reasonable use of medication, not blindly self-medication.