erythroplakia
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Erythroplakia is a clinical term to describe any erythematous (red) area on a mucous membrane, that cannot be attributed to any other pathology.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Erythroplakia
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- NIH DOC 19 Erythroleukoplakia.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Erythroleukoplakia ("speckled leukoplakia"), left commissure. Biopsy showed mild epithelial dysplasia and candida infection. Antifungal medication may turn this type of lesion into a homogenous leukoplakia (i.e. the red areas would disappear)
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Erythroplasia
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Research
910 papers- Oral erythroplakia-What is it?Oral diseases · 2018
- Oral erythroplakia--a review.Oral oncology · 2005
- Oral leukoplakia and erythroplakia in young patients: a systematic review.Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology · 2021
- Clinical features and presentation of oral potentially malignant disorders.Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology · 2018
- Oral cancer and precancerous lesions.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pre-malignant neoplasm
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- health specialty
- oral medicine
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C3025
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis of an oral red lesion
- Biopsy
- Treatment
- History
- Etymology
- References
- External links
Erythroplakia is a clinical term to describe any erythematous (red) area on a mucous membrane, that cannot be attributed to any other pathology.
The term erythroplasia was coined by Louis Queyrat to describe a precancerous red lesion of the penis. This gave rise to the term erythroplasia of Queyrat. Depending upon the context, this term may refer specifically to carcinoma in situ of the glans penis or vulva appearing as a red patch, or may be used as a synonym of erythroplasia on other mucous membrane or transitional sites.
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