Corner of mouth sores are caused by a problem called angular cheilitis ( also known as angular stomatitis or perleche) . This problem is caused by the inflammation of the sides of the mouth following a fungal or a bacterial infection.

Angular cheilitis is not dangerous. However, its painful symptoms can cause a lot of discomfort in eating laughing or speaking.

Treatment for corner of mouth sores :

The medicine that is most widely used to treat corner of mouth sores is 1 % hydro-cortisone. This medicine is available under many different brand names.

In some cases, a doctor may want to do a diagnosis to determine if the infection is caused by the fungus candida albicans or by a bacteria and then prescribe a treatment accordingly.

If the diagnosis reveals that the cause of the infection is fungal, then he would prescribe an anti-fungal treatment like Mycolog-ll or Mycostatin.

An if it turns out the the infection is bacterial, then he may prescribe a cream like Myconazole.

Alternative remedies for corner of mouth sores :

Corner of mouth sores can also be treated with alternative remedies. In fact, Katherine Cage (a former angular cheilitis sufferer) has written a little guide where she shows you in great detail how to cure angular cheilitis using home ingredients. Click here to learn more about this guide !