Cheilitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane and skin of the lips, usually accompanied by itching. The most common cause of cheilitis is a microbial factor, primarily fungal microflora - the causative agents of candidiasis and dermatophytes. Fungal diseases usually provoke simultaneous exposure to various irritating factors and disruption of the immune system, for example due to hypovitaminosis and/or immunodeficiency caused by various reasons. The traditional popular name for this disease is jamming, in common parlance - jamming, jamming, jamming. The diseases are similar, but not the same. At an advanced stage of the disease, it is sometimes impossible to distinguish this