Baelz disease

chei·li·tis glan·du·la·ris

[MIM*118330] an acquired disorder, of unknown etiology, of the lower lip characterized by swelling, ulceration, crusting, mucous gland hyperplasia, abscesses, and sinus tracts. Synonym(s): Baelz disease, myxadenitis labialis, Volkmann cheilitis

Baelz disease

An obsolete term for:
(1) Cheilitis glandularis;
(2) Carotenoderma.

Baelz,

Erwin, German physician in Tokyo, 1849-1913. Baelz disease - an acquired disorder of unknown etiology of the lower lip characterized by swelling, ulceration, crusting, mucous gland hyperplasia, abscesses, and sinus tracts. Synonym(s): cheilitis glandularis