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white lesions of the oral mucosa
Etiology:
1) lichen planus
a) location: buccal mucosa, tongue, gingiva, lips, skin
b) may be asymptomatic, sore or painful
2) white sponge nevus
a) location: oral mucosa, vagina, anal mucosa
b) painless white thickening of epithelium
c) onset in adolescence or early adulthood
3) tobacco leukoplakia (smoke & smokeless)
a) location: any area of oral mucosa
b) generally painless; may be sore or painful
4) nicotinic stomatitis
- location: palate in pipe smokers
5) frictional keratosis
- location: any area of mouth
6) oropharyngeal candidiasis
- location: any area of mouth
7) hairy leukoplakia
- location: generally on lateral tongue
8) chemical burns
a) location: anywhere in mouth
b) generally painful
c) white slough due to necrosis of epithelium
Related
burn
candidiasis
hairy leukoplakia
lichen planus
white sponge nevus of Cannon
General
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
mouth lesions, mucosa (oral lesion)
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 204
- Messadi DV, Waibel JS, Mirowski GW.
White lesions of the oral cavity.
Dermatol Clin. 2003 Jan;21(1):63-78, vi.
PMID: 12622269
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013