How Do Angular Cheilitis and Cold Sores Look Like?
In general, both angular cheilitis and cold sores may lead to inflammation and redness around your mouth area. Nevertheless, the sores may look a bit different. Fluid-filled blisters caused by the herpes simplex virus tend to have a bubbly and red look. They would appear weepy or wet before turning into a scab. In addition, blisters in people with cold sores mostly appear in small groups, particularly around or in your lips and mouth. On the other hand, angular cheilitis mostly occurs in the skin around the mouth’s corners. It would sometime spread to your lips or face. Nevertheless, angular cheilitis does not cause fluid-filled blisters, but only leads to irritated, dry, or cracked skin. [3]
