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  2. Smokeless tobacco keratosis - Wikipedia

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    Smokeless tobacco keratosis (STK) [4] is a condition which develops on the oral mucosa (the lining of the mouth) in response to smokeless tobacco use. Generally it appears as a white patch, located at the point where the tobacco is held in the mouth. The condition usually disappears once the tobacco habit is stopped.

  3. Oral mucosa - Wikipedia

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    Alveolar mucosa, the lining between the buccal and labial mucosae. It is a brighter red, smooth, and shiny with many blood vessels, and is not connected to underlying tissue by rete pegs. [6] Buccal mucosa, the inside lining of the cheeks; part of the lining mucosa. Labial mucosa, the inside lining of the lips; part of the lining mucosa. [7]

  4. Mucositis - Wikipedia

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    Mucositis is the painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, usually as an adverse effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer. [1] Mucositis can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but oral mucositis refers to the particular inflammation and ulceration that occurs ...

  5. Morsicatio buccarum - Wikipedia

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    The lesions are located on the mucosa, usually bilaterally in the central part of the anterior buccal mucosa and along the occlusal plane level (the level at which the upper and lower teeth meet). Sometimes, the tongue or the labial mucosa (the inside lining of the lips) is affected by a similarly produced lesion, termed morsicatio linguarum ...

  6. Mucous membrane - Wikipedia

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    For instance, mucosa in the stomach protects it from stomach acid, [2]: 384, 797 and mucosa lining the bladder protects the underlying tissue from urine. [8] In the uterus, the mucous membrane is called the endometrium, and it swells each month and is then eliminated during menstruation. [2]: 1019

  7. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    The inflammation may include the perioral skin (the skin around the mouth), the vermilion border, or the labial mucosa. [1] The skin and the vermilion border are more commonly involved, as the mucosa is less affected by inflammatory and allergic reactions. [1] Cheilitis is a general term, and there are many recognized types and different causes.

  8. Leukoplakia - Wikipedia

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    Leukoplakia cannot be rubbed off the mucosa, [14] distinguishing it readily from white patches such as pseudomembraneous candidiasis, where a white layer can be removed to reveal an erythematous, sometimes bleeding surface underneath. The white color associated with leukoedema disappears when the mucosa is stretched.

  9. Toxic epidermal necrolysis - Wikipedia

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    A few days later the skin begins to blister and peel forming painful raw areas. [2] Mucous membranes, such as the mouth, are also typically involved. [2] Complications include dehydration, sepsis, pneumonia, and multiple organ failure. [2]