Hairy leukoplakia

Hairy leukoplakia 

Updated: 02/12/2021

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Lateral border of tongue in immunocompromised patients
  • Associated with HIV+ patients but caused by Epstein-Barr virus
  • No specific treatment needed
Clinical presentations
  • Adherent white patches with smooth or irregular "hairy" surface
Key morphological features
Treatment
  • Focus on underlying conditions



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