TY - JOUR
T1 - White lesions
AU - Bhattacharyya, Indraneel
AU - Chehal, Hardeep K.
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - Increased thickness of the epithelium imparts a white appearance to the oral mucosa by increasing the distance to the underlying blood vessels. Usually this thickening is a result of the increased formation of keratin. Some other less common causes of white lesions are acanthosis or a thickening of the spinous cell layer, edema of the epithelium, or increased fibrosis of the connective tissue thereby reducing blood vessels. Occasionally the surface of an ulcer may appear white, due to collection of fibrin on the surface. In this article the authors discuss white lesions based on putative etiology, that is, hereditary, reactive, inflammation related, immunologic, traumatic, infection related, and idiopathic.
AB - Increased thickness of the epithelium imparts a white appearance to the oral mucosa by increasing the distance to the underlying blood vessels. Usually this thickening is a result of the increased formation of keratin. Some other less common causes of white lesions are acanthosis or a thickening of the spinous cell layer, edema of the epithelium, or increased fibrosis of the connective tissue thereby reducing blood vessels. Occasionally the surface of an ulcer may appear white, due to collection of fibrin on the surface. In this article the authors discuss white lesions based on putative etiology, that is, hereditary, reactive, inflammation related, immunologic, traumatic, infection related, and idiopathic.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.009
DO - 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21093626
AN - SCOPUS:78549270762
VL - 44
SP - 109
EP - 131
JO - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
JF - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
SN - 0030-6665
IS - 1
ER -