Leukoplakia

• Facts:
  Usually caused by chronic irritation to the oral mucosa due to smoking, alcohol, or ill fitting dentures
• History / PE:
  Hard to remove white plaques/patches on oral mucosa
• Complications:
  Risk of transformation to squamous cell carcinoma
• Differential Diagnosis:
  Oral candidiasis (white plaques can be scraped off)
  Herpes simplex virus type 1 (do not cause white plaques)