Unravelling white patches of the mouth

Watts, Mark Andrew and Shaikh, Zarina Unravelling white patches of the mouth. The British Student Doctor Journal 5 (3) , pp. 63-73. 10.18573/bsdj.227

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Abstract

This article aims to provide a guide for medical students and junior doctors on how to carry out a focused clerking of patients that present with intra-oral white lesions. In addition, it summarises the most common diagnoses as well as their management. Advice is given on how to quickly identify which lesions are likely to be malignant and how to manage such patients safely. ‘Best of five’ multiple-choice questions are provided to help with application and consolidation knowledge. Doctors and medical students need not panic when presented with a patient that has intra-oral white patches. This step-by-step guide will allow them to clerk these patients with more precision and con!dence. It provides a deeper insight into which lesions are more likely to be dysplastic or in-situ carcinomas as well as how to safely manage and make onward referrals to the relevant specialty.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2514-3174
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 December 2021
Date of Acceptance:	25 July 2021
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 10:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/146300

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