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Descriptor English: Leukoplakia
Descriptor Spanish: Leucoplasia
Descriptor leucoplasia
Entry term(s) leucoplaquia
leucoqueratosis
Scope note: Mancha blanca en una mucosa que no se desprende por frotación. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Leucoplasia
Descriptor French: Leucoplasie
Entry term(s): Leucokératose
Lésions leucoplasiques
Tree number(s): C04.834.512
C23.300.816
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007971
Scope note: A white patch lesion found on a MUCOUS MEMBRANE that cannot be scraped off. Leukoplakia is generally considered a precancerous condition, however its appearance may also result from a variety of HEREDITARY DISEASES.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 8147
Unique ID: D007971
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Leucoplasie - Preferred
Concept UI M0012422
Preferred term Leucoplasie
Entry term(s) Lésions leucoplasiques
Leucokératose - Narrower
Concept UI M0494277
Preferred term Leucokératose



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