Closed nicolevasilevsky closed 5 years ago
@pnrobinson I can add this if it looks okay to you
Let's try to find a better definiton with a PubMed reference. Enlargement of what? What does it look like to the clinician? Is it just one lesion or can it be multifocal? Can it occur anywhere in the mouth? etc.
@pnrobinson Revised def below: The occurrence of multiple or unique whitish or normal in color small papules or nodules in oral cavity, especially on labial and buccal mucosa, lower lip and tongue, and less often on the upper lip, gingiva and palate. PMID:23204755
thanks, sounds great!
1. Preferred term label
Focal epithelial hyperplasia of oral mucosa
2. Synonyms
Oral mucosa epithelial hyperplasia Focal epithelial hyperplasia of the lining of mouth
3. Textual definition
Enlargement due to increased cell numbers in the epithelial lining of the oral mucosa.
4. Parent term
HP_0011830
5. Which diseases are characterized by this term ? (e.g. Orphanet- or OMIM-id)
https://www.omim.org/entry/136400