Lesiones labiales relacionadas a radiación ultravioleta: Revisión Sistemática

Abstract

Introduction: Lip lesions are directly related to oral cancer, currently cheilitis is a lesion with high probability of malignancy if a timely diagnosis and treatment is not made, thus the importance of generating awareness and informing about risk factors and associated factors. In addition, there is scarce bibliography that shows a relationship between lip lesions and exposure to UV radiation, thus the importance of condensing the most relevant information found in scientific databases. objectives: To explore the association between lip lesions and UV radiation contained in open access health databases from 2016 to 2022. Materials and methods: The study is a systematic review with a documentary research design based on secondary sources. The study population includes observational case-control, cohort, and cross-sectional studies related to lip lesions and their relationship to UV radiation published through July 2022. Results: The study identified four relevant articles out of the 1550 initially identified through Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scielo and Science Direct databases, from which 4 were chosen that met the selection criteria. By screening the articles we were able to observe a higher prevalence of lip lesions associated with UV radiation exposure in whites as opposed to blacks, subsequently it was observed that sun exposure and the presence of lesions on the lip are directly proportional, since the greater the sun exposure, the greater the risk of presenting lesions such as actinic cheilitis or exfoliative cheilitis; in turn, these can develop into malignant lesions such as squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusions: In conclusion, the systematic review conducted exposed that there is a relationship between sex, age, rural areas, race and occupation with ultraviolet radiation and the probability of suffering from potentially malignant lip lesions or carcinomas.