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mouth lesions, mucosa (oral lesion)

Management: - unclassified red or white oral lesions that persist for > several weeks should be referred to ENT for evaluation & biopsy

Related

mouth (oral cavity) mucocutaneous infection

Specific

benign anomalies of the mouth oral & cutaneous lesions oral & ocular lesions oral lesions of HIV & AIDS pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa stomatitis (includes oral ulceration) vesicular, bullous or ulcerative lesions of the oral mucosa white lesions of the oral mucosa

General

differential diagnosis of skin lesions by body region mucosal lesion

References

  1. Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Common & Serious Diseases, 3rd ed, Fitzpatrick et al, McGraw Hill, NY, 1997, pg 994-1001
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012
  3. Gonsalves WC, Chi AC, Neville BW. Common oral lesions: Part I. Superficial mucosal lesions. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Feb 15;75(4):501-7. PMID: 17323710
  4. Silverman S Jr. Mucosal lesions in older adults. J Am Dent Assoc. 2007 Sep;138 Suppl:41S-46S. PMID: 17761845
  5. Randall DA, Wilson Westmark NL, Neville BW. Common Oral Lesions. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Apr 1;105(4):369-376. PMID: 35426641
  6. Maymone MBC, Greer RO, Kesecker J et al Premalignant and malignant oral mucosal lesions: Clinical and pathological findings. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jul;81(1):59-71. PMID: 30447325 Review.