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White Lesions Flashcards

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Most common oral precancerous lesion

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Leukoplakia

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Leukoplakia most commonly found on

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Lip vermilion, buccal mucosa, gingiva

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Which area’s leukoplakia show highest chances of dysplasia

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Tongue, floor of the mouth

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Variants of leukoplakia

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Homogenous (most common), granular, speckeled, verrucous

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Which type of leukoplakia has highest risk of malignant transformation to Squamous cell carcinoma

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Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia

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Hyperchromatism, pleomorphism, dyskeratosis

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Leukoplakia

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Which gender shows high risk of malignancy from leukoplakia

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Female

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Benign white lesion associated with HIV pts, can occur in immunosuppressed pts

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Hairy leukoplakia

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9
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Cause for hairy leukoplakia

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Epstein-Barr virus

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Wrinkled in vertical direction, white asymptomatic patch, bilaterally on lateral surface of tongue

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Hairy leukoplakia

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Chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous, T cell mediated

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Lichen planus

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Looks like lichen planus but caused by dental material, stress, medications

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Lichenoid mucositis

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Most common types of lichen planus

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Reticular, erosive

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On skin purple, pruritic, polygonal, papules on flexor surface of extremities, genital mucosa, nails

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Lichen planus

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Common location for lichen planus

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Buccal mucosa bilaterally

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16
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Most common form of lichen planus

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Reticular

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Asymptomatic bilateral white papules connect and form network

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Reticular lichen planus

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18
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Wickham Striae

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Lichen planus

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19
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Erosive lichen planus only affecting gingiva

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Desquamative gingivitis

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Erythematous, atrophic areas with central ulceration bordered by thin,white radiating striae

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Erosive lichen planus

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21
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Symptomatic form of lichen planus

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Erosive

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22
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Saw tooth appearance of rete pegs, degeneration of basal cell layer Hydropic degeneration

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Lichen planus

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23
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Civatte bodies, hyaline bodies

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Lichen planus

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24
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Bandlike infiltration of inflammatory cells

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Lichen planus

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25
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Common sequela of pts who undergo allogenic bone marrow transplantation

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Graft-versus-host disease

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Features minic to sjorgan’s syndrome, SLE and scleroderma

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Chronic GVHD

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27
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Fine reticular network of white striae that mimic oral lichen planus

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Graft-versus-host disease

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28
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Bone marrow transplant pts have increased risk for

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Epithelial dysplasia, squamous cell carcinoma

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29
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To prevent GVHD pts preparing for BMT undergo

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T cell depletion of graft & prophylactic tx with immunosuppresants

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30
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Form of keratosis on hard palate due to heat of pipe/cigar smoking

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Nicotine Stomatitis

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Palatal mucosa diffusely gray or white with numerous slightly elevated papules

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Nicotine stomatitis

32
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Form of hyperkeratosis caused by nitrosamines & hydrocarbons

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Snuff pouch/ Smokeless tobacco keratosis

33
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Mucosa granular to wrinkled, white it gray plaque

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Snuff pouch

34
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Most common area of involvement for snuff pouch

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Mucobuccal fold of mand in incisor or molar region

35
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High risk , precancerous condition, chronic progressive scarring of oral mucosa

36
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Associated with chwing of betel quid , paan & gutka

37
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Fibrosis of underlying submucosal tissue

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Induced fibroblasts proliferation, upregulated collagen shnthesis, downregulated collagenase production

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Blotchy, marblelike pallor and progressive stiffness

40
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Palpable fibrous bands running vertically on buccal mucosa

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Stiff mucosa, trismus

42
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Most affected sites for OSMF

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Buccal mucosa, retromolar area, soft palate

43
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Mild OSMF treatment

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Intralesional corticosteroids

44
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Moderate to severe OSMF tx

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Surgical splitting or excision of fibrous bands

45
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20% increased risk of development of squamous cell carcinoma

46
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Inflammatory reaction on oral mucosa caused by artificial cinnamon flavouring

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Cinnamon contact stomatitis

47
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For exposure affected mucosa becomes superficial white wrinkled appearance

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Chemical burn

48
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White plaque, unpleasant taste, burning sensation

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Uremic stomatitis

49
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Tx for uremic stomatitis

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Mildly acidic mouth rinse, topical anesthetic

50
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Common oppurtunistic oral mycotic infection

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Candidiasis

51
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Most common oral fungal infection

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Candidiasis

52
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Most common form of candidiasis

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Pseudomembranous(thrush)

53
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Adherent diffuse white mucosal plaque on cheek palate and tongue

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Candidiasis

54
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Plaque that can be wiped off leaving raw ulcerated and bleeding surface

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Candidiasis

55
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Type of candidiasis that can not be rubbed off

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Chronic Hyperplastic candidiasis

56
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Most common location for chronic hyperplastic candidiasis

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Anterior buccal mucosa

57
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Exfoliative cytology, hyphae

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Candidiasis

58
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Asymptomatic, multiple benign erythematous depapillated lesions surrounded by white borders on tongue

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Geographic tongue

59
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Marked accumulation of ketatin on filiform papillae on dorsal tongue, haur like appearance

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Hairy tongue

60
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Tx for hairy tongue

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Remove etiological factors, keratolytic agents, brushing tongue

61
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Yellowish white malodorous plaque like material, can not be scraped off

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Saburral tongue

62
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Ectopic sebaceous glands asymptomatic papules yellow white

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Fordyce’s granules

63
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Oral mucosal condition occurs more in blacks than whites

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Leukoedema

64
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Lesion disappears when mucosa stretched

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Leukoedema

65
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Increased thickening of epi and intra cellular edema of spinous layer

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Leukoedema

66
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Genetically inherited, asymptomatic, thick, white, corrugated, spongy, diffuse plaque on buccal mucosa bilterally

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Wgite sponge nevus

67
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Autoimmune multisystem disease

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Lupus erythematous

68
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Lesions disc shaped Atrophic with hyperkeratotic margins

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Discoid lupus erythematous

69
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Butterfly shaped erythematous rash/ malar rash

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Systemic lupus erythematous

70
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Kidney lesions glomerulobephritis & renal failure

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Systemic lupus erythematous

71
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Avoid sun exposure, UV light increases activity of this condition

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Lupus erythematous

72
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Hyperkeratotic white lesion related to chronic rubbing or friction

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Frictional keratosis

73
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Most common locations for frictional keratosis

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Edentulous ridge, retromolar pad, buccal mucosa, lateral tongue & lips

74
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Bilateral asymptomatic white lines along occlusal plane

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Linea alba

75
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Squamous papilloma caused by

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HPV type 6 & 11

76
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Soft, asymptomatic, pink to white exophytic nodule or cauliflower appearance with multiple finger like projections

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Squamous papilloma

77
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Asymptomatic papule or nodule with papillary projections or pebbly surface

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Verruca Vulgaris (common wart)

Oral Pathology (18 decks)

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