Diseases

Leukoplakia

A white patch lesion found on a MUCOUS MEMBRANE that cannot be scraped off. Leukoplakia is generally considered a precancerous condition, however its appearance may also result from a variety of HEREDITARY DISEASES.

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Abstract

A white patch lesion found on a MUCOUS MEMBRANE that cannot be scraped off. Leukoplakia is generally considered a precancerous condition, however its appearance may also result from a variety of HEREDITARY DISEASES.

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  • Leukoplakic Lesions
  • Lesion, Leukoplakic
  • Lesions, Leukoplakic
  • Leukoplakias
  • Leukoplakic Lesion
  • Leukokeratosis
  • Leukokeratoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C04w.834w.512w
  2. C23.300.816w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leukoplakia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007971. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007971
  2. Leukoplakia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukoplakia
  3. Leukoplakia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838145