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Leukoedema

Aka: Leukoedema

Etiology
1. Common, benign variant in dark skinned persons
Signs
1. Diffuse white gray corrugated surface
2. Located on Buccal mucosa
3. Disappears when tissue is stretched

Leukedema (C0334015)
Concepts	Disease or Syndrome (T047)
SnomedCT	9816001
English	Leukoedema, NOS, Leukedema (morphologic abnormality), Leukoedema (morphologic abnormality), Leukedema, Leukoedema
Spanish	leucoedema (anomalía morfológica), leucoedema
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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