Lentigo maligna melanoma = ميلانوم الشامة الخبيثة

Lentigo maligna melanoma = ميلانوم الشامة الخبيثة Lentigo Maligna Melanoma Lentigo maligna, previously referred to as melanosis circumscripta preblastomatosa of Dubreuilh and also as melanotic freckle of Hutchinson [or Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle (HMF), a term used currently in Australia for this condition], accounts for about 10% of melanomas and typically occurs on the chronically exposed […]

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Lentigo simplex= النمشة البسيطة

Lentigo simplex= النمشة البسيطة LENTIGO SIMPLEX   Epidemiology The frequency of lentigo simplex in children and adults has not been determined. There does not appear to be a racial or gender predilection. Lentigo simplex is the most common histopathologic pattern of darkly pigmented lesions excised from acral sites of darkly pigmented races. Pigmented nail bands, […]

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Lepromatous leprosy = الجذام الجذامي

Lepromatous leprosy = الجذام الجذامي Leprosy Leprosy is caused by M. leprae and predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries but is declining in prevalence as a result of multidrug therapy. The Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and Brazil comprise the areas […]

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Leprosy = الجذام

Leprosy = الجذام Leprosy Leprosy is caused by M. leprae and predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries but is declining in prevalence as a result of multidrug therapy. The Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and Brazil comprise the areas most affected […]

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Leukoplakia = الطلاوة

Leukoplakia = الطلاوة LEUKOPLAKIA   Leukoplakia is a clinical term that refers to a predominantly white lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or characterized by any other definable lesion or known disease.130 Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion of the oral mucosa, with the potential to become oral SCC (OSCC).131 […]

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Lichen amyloidosis = الحزاز النشواني

Lichen amyloidosis = الحزاز النشواني Lichen Amyloidosis and Macular Amyloidosis Lichen amyloidosis and macular amyloidosis are best considered as different manifestations of the same disease process. Lichen amyloidosis is characterized by closely set, discrete, brown-red papules that often show some scaling and are most commonly located on the legs, especially the shins, although they may […]

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