Essential Morphologic Terms and Definitions

Linton, Christina P.

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“…A slight scale may or may not be present. 7 However, it is not an elevated or palpable lesion. 7,10,12 Vitiligo, secondary syphilis-related oral mucosal lesions, and severe drug-related pigmentations can be described as a patch.…”

Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

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“…Macule: It is characterized as a circumscribed, flat area of discoloration in the skin or mucosa that is less than 10 mm in diameter (Figure 1). 7,10 According to another definition, it should be smaller than 5 mm in diameter. 3,11 However, Bricker described that, macules occur in the same plane of the skin/ mucosa and may be of any size.…”

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“…7,10,12 Vitiligo, secondary syphilis-related oral mucosal lesions, and severe drug-related pigmentations can be described as a patch. 7,9 Papule: It is known as a superficial, elevated, solid, circumscribed lesion that is less than 10 mm 5 mm in diameter and may be of any color (Figure 3). 1,7,9,11 This lesion may be attached to the skin or mucosa by a stalk or firm base.…”

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“…7,9 Papule: It is known as a superficial, elevated, solid, circumscribed lesion that is less than 10 mm 5 mm in diameter and may be of any color (Figure 3). 1,7,9,11 This lesion may be attached to the skin or mucosa by a stalk or firm base. 2,12 It can arise from either a dermal proliferation, an epidermal proliferation or a combination of both.…”

Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

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“…3,4 A thorough oral lesion description must include the following nine items: size (length, width, and height), number (single, multiple), outline (regular, irregular), surface (smooth, granular, verrucous, papillomatous, pebbly, cobblestone), base (pedunculated, sessile, nodular, domeshaped), site (mucosal, intra-bony, dental), color (red, pink, white, red-white combined, blue, purple, gray, yellow, black, or brown according to their prevalence in oral mucosa), consistency (soft, hard, cheesy, firm, rubbery, and fluctuant), origin (acquired, non-acquired), and morphology or clinical appearance (primary lesions, secondary lesions). 2,[5][6][7] The morphology component is the most challenging aspect of lesion description, which is the main purpose of this review. Study by Zimmermann and colleagues demonstrated that, when lesions have been described based on a guideline and standard definitions in medicine referrals, information quality was higher compared to cases based on a free.…”

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Oral Lesion Description: A Mini Review

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Introduction: Lesion description has a key role in correct diagnosis and timely treatment. The aim of this study was to review of morphological descriptive terms, which are used in oral lesion description. Methods: An electronic search of the literature was conducted in various database including: Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, and Scopus databases, for relevant articles using the following keywords: "oral lesion", "terminology", "semiology", "glossary", "morphology", "primary lesion", "basic lesion", "dermatology" ,"oral medicine", and "stomatology". About 60 articles were found; out of which, 45 were relevant to our topic of interest. Finally, we included 22 articles that were closely related to the topic of interest. In addition, 4 text books were also used in this study. Results: After data collection, the following 20 descriptive morphological terms were found. These terms divided into two groups as primary and secondary lesions: (1) Primary lesion: macule, patch, papule, plaque, nodule, tumor, weal (or hive), vesicle, bullae, pustule, abscess, cyst, purpura (petechia & ecchymosis), and hematoma. (2) Secondary lesion: erosion, ulcer, sinus, fistula, and scar. Conclusions: The correct and updated descriptive terminology should be considered by dentists in oral examination.

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Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Primary Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Artificial intelligence techniques for enhanced skin lesion detection

Sengupta¹,

Mittal²,

Modi³

2021

Soft Comput

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Skin models for cutaneous melioidosis reveal Burkholderia infection dynamics at wound’s edge with inflammasome activation, keratinocyte extrusion and epidermal detachment

Marsh

Nai

et al. 2021

Emerging Microbes & Infections

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Melioidosis is a serious infectious disease endemic in Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and has been increasingly reported in other tropical and subtropical regions in the world. Percutaneous inoculation through cuts and wounds on the skin is one of the major modes of natural transmission. Despite cuts in skin being a major route of entry, very little is known about how the causative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei initiates an infection at the skin and the disease manifestation at the skin known as cutaneous melioidosis. One key issue is the lack of suitable and relevant infection models. Employing an in vitro 2D keratinocyte cell culture, a 3D skin equivalent fibroblast-keratinocyte co-culture and ex vivo organ culture from human skin, we developed infection models utilizing surrogate model organism Burkholderia thailandensis to investigate Burkholderia -skin interactions. Collectively, these models show that the bacterial infection was largely limited at the wound’s edge. Infection impedes wound closure, triggers inflammasome activation and cellular extrusion in the keratinocytes as a potential way to control bacterial infectious load at the skin. However, extensive infection over time could result in the epidermal layer being sloughed off, potentially contributing to formation of skin lesions.

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Essential Morphologic Terms and Definitions

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Oral Lesion Description: A Mini Review

Oral Lesion Description: A Mini Review

Artificial intelligence techniques for enhanced skin lesion detection

Skin models for cutaneous melioidosis reveal Burkholderia infection dynamics at wound’s edge with inflammasome activation, keratinocyte extrusion and epidermal detachment

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