I recently had protected sex and gave unprotected oral sex to my friend. Afterwards, I developed angular cheilitis, but thankfully it cleared up within five days with treatment. I'm concerned though, could licking the vagina be the reason I got angular cheilitis?

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Dr Chandra P

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.based on history that you are telling, most probably it was herpes labialis that you suffered from not angular cheilitis..

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Answered 04/07/2025

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