loading...| Preferred Name | Canker Sore | |
| Synonyms |
Aphthous Ulcer Canker Sore Aphthous Stomatitis Aphthous stomatitis |
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| Definitions |
A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterized by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval, lasting for 7-14 days and healing without scarring. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62546 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A term used to describe oral, non-keratinized mucosal ulcerations that are shallow, round to oval with a grayish base, and are usually painful. Recurrent aphthous ulcers are often associated with predisposing factors such as stress, familial tendency, trauma, drug hypersensitivity, or underlying disease such as inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Behcet disease. |
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| code |
C62546 |
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| Concept_In_Subset | ||
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterized by small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval, lasting for 7-14 days and healing without scarring. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Aphthous Ulcer Canker Sore Aphthous Stomatitis Aphthous stomatitis |
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| label |
Canker Sore |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Canker_Sore |
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| Preferred_Name |
Canker Sore |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C62546 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0038363 |
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| subClassOf |