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Abstract
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).
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- Keratosis, Oral
- Leukokeratosis, Oral
- Leukoplakia, Oral
- Keratoses, Oral
- Leukokeratoses, Oral
- Leukoplakias, Oral
- Oral Keratoses
- Oral Keratosis
- Oral Leukokeratoses
- Oral Leukokeratosis
- Oral Leukoplakias
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, 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, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1972 (1970)
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Previous Indexing
- Leukoplakia (1966-1969)
- Mouth Neoplasms (1966-1969)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Oral Leukoplakia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007972
- Oral Leukoplakia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558187