PMO Precision Medicine Ontology

Last uploaded: December 16, 2020
Preferred Name

White Lesion Of The Oral Mucosa

Synonyms
Definitions

White lesions of the oral mucosa are generally caused by a condition that increases the thickness of the epithelium. This increases the distance to the vascular bed and thereby tends to change the usual reddish color of the oral mucosa to white. Common causes include hyperkeratosis (thickening of the keratin layer), acanthosis (thickening of the spinous cell layer), increased edema in the epithelium (leukoedema), and reduced vascularity of the underlying lamina propria. Additionally, fibrin caps od surface ulcerations and collapsed bullae can appear white.

ID

http://www.phoc.org.cn/pmo/class/PMO_00001575

Database_Cross_Reference

HPO:HP:0025125

Definition

White lesions of the oral mucosa are generally caused by a condition that increases the thickness of the epithelium. This increases the distance to the vascular bed and thereby tends to change the usual reddish color of the oral mucosa to white. Common causes include hyperkeratosis (thickening of the keratin layer), acanthosis (thickening of the spinous cell layer), increased edema in the epithelium (leukoedema), and reduced vascularity of the underlying lamina propria. Additionally, fibrin caps od surface ulcerations and collapsed bullae can appear white.

label

White Lesion Of The Oral Mucosa

MCID

MC01401780

PMOID

PMO:00001575

prefixIRI

pmo:PMO_00001575

prefLabel

White Lesion Of The Oral Mucosa

Tree Number

T3.9.2.4.3.1.2.10.11

subClassOf

http://www.phoc.org.cn/pmo/class/PMO_00001553

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