Oral Mucosa Flashcards
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Hyperpigmented gingiva
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Addison’s disease/ adrenal insufficiency
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Lichen plants
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- Reticulate patches on the buccal mucosa
- Wickham’s striae
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Koplik’s spots
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1st day of measles infection
- White vesicles on erythematous base
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Hairy leukoplakia
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EBV in HIV
- Lateral edges of the tongue
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Peutz -Jeghers Syndrome
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- Brown macules on lips and Buccal mucosa
- Associated with intestinal hamatomtous polyps
- Increased risk of breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer
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Macroglossia
Enlarged tongue
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- Usually infiltrative process
- Multiple myeloma
- Primary amyloidosis
- Acromegaly
- Lymphoma
- Hemangioma
- Down syndrome
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Candidiasis
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White plaque Bleed with gauze removal Risk factors - Abx - Steriods - Immucompromise
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Geographic tongue
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- Benign condition of unknown etiological
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Strawberry tongue
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- Kawasaki disease
- Fever>5 days
- Scarlet fever
- Group A strep toxin
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Bald tongue
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- atrophy of tongue
- Nutritional deficiency
- Niacin
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Pernicious anemia
- Xerostomia
- Skogren syndrome
- Lymphoma
- Mumps
- Sarcoidosis
Glucagonoma