white patches or plaques occurring on mucous membranes, esp of the mouth or vulva
Examples of 'leucoplakia' in a sentence
leucoplakia
Moreover, the cytopathology showed infections associated with immunosuppression such as candidiasis and oral hairy leucoplakia.
Antonio Augusto Umbelino Júnior, Marília Heffer Cantisano, Evandro Mendes Klumb, ElianePedra Dias, Andréa Alice da Silva 2010, 'Achados bucais e laboratoriais em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico Oral andlaboratorial findings in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus', Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorialhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442010000600008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The prevalence of candidiasis and oral hairy leucoplakia corresponded to 20.1% and3.7%, respectively.
Antonio Augusto Umbelino Júnior, Marília Heffer Cantisano, Evandro Mendes Klumb, ElianePedra Dias, Andréa Alice da Silva 2010, 'Achados bucais e laboratoriais em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico Oral andlaboratorial findings in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus', Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorialhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442010000600008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Leucoplakia and hyperkeratosis can benefit from laser-assisted treatment.
Dorina Lauritano, Alberta Lucchese, Federica Gabrione, Dario Di Stasio, Javier SilvestreRangil, Francesco Carinci 2019, 'The Effectiveness of Laser-Assisted Surgical Excision of Leukoplakias and Hyperkeratosisof Oral Mucosa: A Case Series in A Group of Patients', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/2/210. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the oral mucosa they have been associated with oral papilloma, focal epithelial hyperplasia, leucoplakia and oral neoplasia.
David Esquenazi, Ivo Bussoloti Filho, Maria da Gloria da Costa Carvalho, FernandoSouza de Barros 2010, 'A frequência do HPV na mucosa oral normal de indivíduos sadios por meio da PCR Thefrequency of human papillomavirus findings in normal oral mucosa of healthy peopleby PCR', Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942010000100013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)