Hairy Leukoplakia

Authors

James E. Cade, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Richard P. Vinson, Paul L Foster School of Medicine
Jeff Burgess, University of Washington School of Dental Medicine
Sanjiv S. Agarwala, Temple University Shool of Medicine
Denis P. Lynch, Marquette UniversityFollow
Gary L. Stafford, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Blog Post/Website

Language

eng

Publication Date

5-5-2017

Publisher

WebMD

Source Publication

Medscape

Abstract

Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a disease of the mucosa first described in 1984. This pathology is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurs mostly in people with HIV infection, both immunocompromised and immunocompetent, and can affect patients who are HIV negative. ^{[1, 2]} The first case in an HIV-negative patient was reported in 1999 in a 56-year-old patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Later, many cases were reported in heart, kidney, and bone marrow transplant recipients and patients with hematological malignancies. ^{[3, 4]}

Comments

Published version. Medscape Drugs & Diseases (May 5, 2017). Publisher link. © 2017 by WebMD LLC. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Cade, James E.; Vinson, Richard P.; Burgess, Jeff; Agarwala, Sanjiv S.; Lynch, Denis P.; and Stafford, Gary L., "Hairy Leukoplakia" (2017). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 252.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/252