Preferred Label : Canker Sore;
NCIt related terms : Aphthous Stomatitis; Aphthous Ulcer;
NCIt definition : A recurrent disease of the oral mucosa of unknown etiology. It is characterized by
small white ulcerative lesions, single or multiple, round or oval, lasting for 7-14
days and healing without scarring.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A term used to describe oral, non-keratinized mucosal ulcerations that are
shallow, round to oval with a grayish base, and are usually painful. Recurrent aphthous
ulcers are often associated with predisposing factors such as stress, familial tendency,
trauma, drug hypersensitivity, or underlying disease such as inflammatory bowel disease,
systemic lupus erythematosus, and Behcet disease.;
Origin ID : C62546;
UMLS CUI : C0038363;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Aphta [PASCAL descriptor]
DO Cross reference
Has associated anatomic sites
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Aphta [PASCAL descriptor]
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