White tongue

Leukoplakia is a white plaque on the mucous membrane of the tongue. According to its malignant tendency, it is divided into benign keratosis and premalignant lesions. The reason for this is that white keratosis is mostly caused by external factors, and the external factors are mainly local institutional, chemical, physical, and inflammatory changes. Pre-malignant leukoplakia is mostly caused by the intrinsic individual qualities, each of which is different from each other. Under the same conditions, some people are susceptible to cancer. This intrinsic quality is related to heredity, immunosuppression, immunodeficiency, and nutritional deficiency such as vitamin A and E .

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