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  • Leukoplakia is seen as a flat white spot on the inner cheek and rim of the lip. The spot is thick and of firm consistency and cannot be rubbed off.

    (From TB Fitzpatrick, Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 3 ed, 1997, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 10-1; with permission.)

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