Descriptor English: | Lichen Planus, Oral | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Liquen Plano Oral
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Líquen Plano Bucal | ||||
Descriptor French: | Lichen plan buccal | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Oral Lichen Planus |
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Tree number(s): |
C07.465.397 C17.800.859.475.560.397 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017676 | ||||
Scope note: | Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (Wickham's striae). (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry) |
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Annotation: | alone or with cutaneous lichen planus |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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Previous Indexing: |
Lichen Planus (1966-1993) Mouth Diseases (1966-1993) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 94 |
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History Note: | 94 |
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DeCS ID: | 31345 | ||||
Unique ID: | D017676 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1994/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1992/12/28 |
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Lichen Planus, Oral
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0026733 |
Scope note | Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (Wickham's striae). (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry) |
Preferred term | Lichen Planus, Oral |
Entry term(s) |
Oral Lichen Planus |
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