Lesions of Oral Mucosa: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Lesions of Oral Mucosa

Oral Leukoplakia

K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis K13.6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa K13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of [icd10data.com]

Abstract Oral leukoplakia is one of the common precancerous lesions in oral mucosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: In view of the many white or predominantly white lesions of the oral mucosa it is a challenge for dentists to clinically identify a leukoplakia, being a potentially [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Oral Candidiasis

Clinically, appears as creamy white or yellowish plaques that are fairly adherent to oral mucosa. [exodontia.info]

lesions may be treated with a topical corticosteroid gel or rinse Reticular: white lacy striae, especially on bilateral buccal mucosa Lupus erythematosus Oral discoid lesions [aafp.org]

Lesions in these patients are whitish and well defined covering large areas of oral mucosa. These whitish patches cannot be peeled off from the mucosa. [drtbalu.com]

Lichen Sclerosus

Involvement of the oral mucosa without concurrent genital or skin lesions has very rarely been reported in the literature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe a patient with skin, oral and genital lesions of lichen sclerosus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common sites in the oral cavity include the labial mucosa, lips and gingiva. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Geographic Tongue

[…] of oral mucosa K13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa K14 Diseases of tongue K14.1 [icd10data.com]

Psoriasiform lesions ofthe oral mucosa (with emphasis on "ectopic geographic tongue"). Oral Surg., V. 37, p. 872-88, 1974. [revodontolunesp.com.br]

Red lesions of the oral mucosa Red lesions of the oral mucosa are usually inflammatory in nature but may also be malignant, especially erythroplasia. [patient.info]

Leukoplakia

Prognosis is poor for this seemingly harmless-appearing white lesion of the oral mucosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

oral mucosa K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes. [icd10data.com]

Apostematous Glandular Cheilitis

oral mucosa K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa Inclusion term(s): Focal oral mucinosis Abbreviations used here: NEC Not elsewhere [icd10coded.com]

K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the [icd10data.com]

[…] xanthoma K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis Inclusion term(s): Submucous fibrosis of tongue K13.6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa K13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of [icd10coded.com]

Pemphigus Vegetans

[…] scattered through the abdomen and back, and erosive lesions on oral mucosa. [revista.spdv.com.pt]

Prognosis of Oral Lesions The prognosis of untreated oral lesions is a progression that involves other mucosae, including the skin. [omicsonline.org]

The patient reported that four months ago, he presented a painful, hemorrhagic, purulent and erosive lesions, of the oral mucosa, associated with an itchy vesicular-bullous [scidoc.org]

Lichen Planus

The results suggest that PDT offers non-invasive treatment of lesions in oral mucosa and may become an alternative and complementary method to those currently in use. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This investigation provides the first detailed population-based reporting of white keratotic lesions of the oral mucosa in a United States population. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

lesions; (iii) normal oral mucosa (control group). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

White Sponge Nevus

White sponge nevus is characterized by white, spongy lesions of the oral mucosa, although extraoral mucosae may also be affected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Leukoedema is a white or whitish-gray edematous lesion of the buccal and labial oral mucosa. The lesions may be diffuse or patchy, and are usually asymptomatic. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lesions are common, but they usually heal quickly because of the fast metabolism of oral mucosa cells. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tongue Disease

[…] of oral mucosa K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa K14 Diseases of tongue K14.1 Geographic tongue K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae K14.4 [icd10data.com]

[…] of oral mucosa K14 Diseases of tongue K14.1 Geographic tongue K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis K14.3 Hypertrophy of tongue papillae K14.4 Atrophy of tongue papillae K14.5 [icd10data.com]

Abstract Almost all lesions and diseases that may affect the oral mucosa may also occur on the tongue. [link.springer.com]

Hairy Leukoplakia

oral mucosa K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa K14 Diseases of tongue K14.1 Geographic tongue K14.2 Median rhomboid glossitis Reimbursement [icd10data.com]

[…] including oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) in order to assess whether EBV is specific to HL, or if it occurs in other hyperkeratotic lesions of the oral mucosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aphthous Stomatitis

10-CM Diagnosis Code K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Focal oral mucinosis canker K12.0 Stomatitis (denture) (ulcerative [icd10data.com]

RAS is one of the most common lesions of the oral mucosa. Although the exact etiology of RAS is still unknown different hematinic deficiencies have been proposed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

K12.0 (recurrent) stomatitis K12.0 (major) (minor) Bednar's aphthae K12.0 Canker (mouth) (sore) K12.0 Periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens K12.0 Sore mouth K13.79 ICD- [icd10data.com]

Erythema Multiforme

The oral and genital mucosae developed painful, erosive lesions as well. [insights.ovid.com]

Later day, the patient developed oral lesions as several white bullae lesions in her buccal mucosa and hyperkeratotic lip plaques with mild pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lesions of EM usually show the following features-[17] The acute nature of lesions (or recurrent nature) Oral lesion predilection for lips and anterior oral mucosa. [biomedpharmajournal.org]

Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Gurkan Yardimci, Precancerous lesions of oral mucosa, World Journal of Clinical Cases, 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.866, 2, 12, (866), (2014). Sarwar Alam, Iqbal Ali, K.Y. [doi.org]

Glossitis

METHODS: We report a comparative study on two groups of patients: the first (20 patients) with cutaneous psoriasis and lesions of the oral mucosa similar to geographic tongue [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] epithelium, including tongue K13.3 Hairy leukoplakia K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis K13.6 Irritative hyperplasia [icd10data.com]

Bullous Lichen Planus

Typically cutaneous lesions develop after the appearance of oral lesions and severity of oral lesions does not correlate with cutaneous lesions. [contempclindent.org]

lesions; +/- lesions on skin, other mucosae Oral lesions more persistant than skin lesions Middle age onset Slight greater predilection in females over males Lichen Planus [quizlet.com]

The oral mucosa is involved in about 50% of cases; oral lesions may occur without cutaneous lesions. [merckmanuals.com]

Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Since our patient was HIV-positive and had lesions restricted to the oral mucosa with ocular involvement, only topical and intralesional steroids were preferred as the first [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] limited to the oral mucosa, with the presence of anti-desmoglein (Dsg)3 antibodies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) and oral lichen planus (OLP) show similar clinical features on the oral mucosa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Recurrent Oral Ulceration

Typically, the oral lesions affect the buccal mucosa, mucobuccal fold, vestibules, and ventral tongue. The oral lesions may have a cobblestone appearance. [dentistrytoday.com]

Oral pemphigus is a fatal oral autoimmune disease and oral lesions usually precede skin lesions. [autoimmunediseases.imedpub.com]

Hypertrophic Lichen Planus

[…] only the oral mucosa. [ijpmonline.org]

Red and white lesions of the oral mucosa. In: Greenberg MS, Glick M, editors. Burket's Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment, 10 th ed. [jnsbm.org]

Lichen planus (LP) is a relatively common, chronic, papulosquamous disorder that is characterized by polygonal, pruritic papules and erosive lesions of the oral mucosa. [e-ijd.org]

Epulis

Reference work entry First Online: 04 May 2016 DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1007/978-3-319-28085-1_784 Definition An epulis is a collective term for lesions of the oral mucosa [link.springer.com]

Clinical differential diagnoses for congenital lesions of oral mucosa depend on site of involvement, size, velocity of growth, and possible accompanying lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinically, lesions of the oral mucosa are divided into surface lesions and soft tissue enlargements, which are either reactive enlargements or tumors. [jcnonweb.com]

Fissured Tongue

[…] of oral mucosa without intestinal involvement. [readbyqxmd.com]

Rhyne TR, Smith SW, Minier AL: Multiple, annular, erythematous lesions of the oral mucosa. J Am Dent Assoc 1988;116:217–218. [karger.com]

oral mucosa[ 3 ]. [rroij.com]

Gingivostomatitis

Eighteen patients (mean age, 36.2 years; 11 female) had lesions of recurrent herpes simplex infection present on the oral mucosa. [aaaai.org]

Lesions on the oral Mucosa and Lips with Gingival Inflammation Herpetic Gingivostomatitis Types Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis It affects both young adults as well as [ehealthwall.com]

We report the case of a 34 year-old patient suffering from cyclic neutropenia with ulcerous lesions of the oral mucosa. Acta Odontol Scand. 2001 Jun;59(3):113-5. [aaaai.org]

Heck Disease

A case of an eight year old girl is presented, who came to the Dermatology consultation at Andino Hospital Chimborazo Ecuador, with lesions in the oral mucosa with clinical [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

The lesions of FEH were multiple, painless, located at various sites of the oral mucosa including the tongue, in the form of either soft papules or hard nodules. [karger.com]

Clínicamente se caracteriza por la presencia de pápulas blancas o de igual coloración que la mucosa oral, de pequeño tamaño, asintomáticas y con tendencia a confluir y formar [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

Erythroplakia

Such a definition would probably help clinicians distinguish erythroplakia from other red lesions of the oral mucosa. [odont.ku.dk]

AbstractOral erythroplakia (OE) and oral erythroleukoplakia (OEL; synonym: speckled leukoplakia) are working diagnoses for red and red-white lesions of the oral mucosa after [hub.hku.hk]

oral mucosa K13.70 Unspecified lesions of oral mucosa K13.79 Other lesions of oral mucosa K14 Diseases of tongue K14.1 Geographic tongue Reimbursement claims with a date [icd10data.com]

Oral Lichen Planus

Reticulated, lacy, bluish white, linear lesions (Wickham striae, seen here on the sides of the tongue) are a hallmark of oral lichen planus, particularly on the buccal mucosa [msdmanuals.com]

Chapters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Professional / StandaloneMedia / Lichen Planus (Oral) Lichen Planus (Oral) Lichen planus lesions can occur in the oral [msdmanuals.com]

Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia of Schock

HPV-Related Papillary Lesions of the Oral Mucosa: A Review. Betz SJ. Betz SJ. Head Neck Pathol. 2019 Mar;13(1):80-90. doi: 10.1007/s12105-019-01003-7. Epub 2019 Jan 29. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The lesions of FEH were multiple, painless, located at various sites of the oral mucosa including the tongue, in the form of either soft papules or hard nodules. [karger.com]

Archard HO, Heck JW, Stanley HR (1965) Focal epithelial hyperplasia: An unusual oral mucosal lesion found in Indian children. [link.springer.com]

Oral Mucosal Disorder

Lesions of oral mucosa can be caused, for example, by different reactions or infections such as fungal infections, or mycoses. [oral.fi]

A topic I would like to highlight is about lesions with malignancy potential and premalignant oral mucosa. [abceurodent.ro]

The establishment of a differential diagnosis for lesions of the oral mucosa is often problematic. [homesteadschools.com]

Carabelli Anomaly of the Maxillary Molar Teeth

( K13.3 ) K13.3 Hairy leukoplakia K13.4 Granuloma and granuloma-like lesions of oral mucosa Eosinophilic granuloma Granuloma pyogenicum Verrucous xanthoma } } } of oral mucosa [apps.who.int]

] ( K06.2 ) K13.7 Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa Focal oral mucinosis K14 Diseases of tongue Excludes: erythroplakia focal epithelial hyperplasia leukoedema [apps.who.int]

K13.5 Oral submucous fibrosis Submucous fibrosis of tongue K13.6 Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa Excludes: irritative hyperplasia of edentulous ridge [denture hyperplasia [apps.who.int]

Acquired Hemangioma

Discussion The most common vascular proliferation of the oral mucosa is the pyogenic granuloma. [cda-adc.ca]

Stains for S-100 and actin were negative in all cells of the lesion. The lesional tissue was interpreted to be consistent with an acquired tufted angioma. [cda-adc.ca]

This is a reactive lesion that develops rapidly, bleeds easily and is usually associated with inflammation and ulceration. [cda-adc.ca]

Stomatitis

Clinically, CUS patients may exhibit erosive or ulcerative lesions of oral mucosa resembling erosive lichen planus and/or other vesiculobullous lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition, the patient had had adherent white lesions of the oral mucosa for the previous 3 months that had not resolved with topical nystatin suspension used for 30 days [scielo.br]

Bovine papular stomatitis virus (BPSV) is a parapoxvirus associated with papular and erosive lesions on the muzzle, lips, and oral mucosa of cattle. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]