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Descriptor
English
:
Leukoplakia, Oral
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Leucoplasia Bucal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Leucoplasia Bucal
Synonyms
English
:
Keratosis, Oral
Tree Number:
C04.588.443.591.545
C04.834.512.513
C07.465.565.545
C23.300.816.513
Definition
English
:
A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of Epstein-Barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy
leukoplakia
(
LEUKOPLAKIA
, HAIRY).
History Note
English
:
72(70)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
22542
Unique Identifier:
D007972
Occurrence in VHL
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