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Cheilitis glandularis (CG) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin characterized by macrocheilia and secretions of thick saliva from swollen labial minor salivary glands.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for cheilitis glandularis.
3 publications have been identified in PubMed for cheilitis glandularis. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (67%) and Review / Meta-Analysis (33%).
Panico JC (2025). [PMID: 40818136](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40818136/). *Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Gannepalli A (2025). [PMID: 41561247](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41561247/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Narayanan D (2024). [PMID: 38422211](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38422211/). *Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center