Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Paramedian lip pit
HP:0100269
What it means
Depression located paramedially on the vermilion of a lip.
A lip pit may be connected by a fistula to mucous minor salivary glands in the upper or lower lip. In addition, a lip pit may on occasion be seen with a surrounding tissue elevation (mound). Pits located at the labial commisure (cheilon) are distinct from lip pits (see Commissural pit).
Part of the broader category
Also called: Paramedian labial pits
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