title: [Oral hairy leukoplakia in human immunodeficiency virus positive patients: clinical and etiopathogenic aspects].
abstract: Clinical and etiopathogenetic features of oral hairy leukoplakia in 5 patients positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus were studied. Oral hairy leukoplakia were located on the lateral borders of the tongue and showed a corrugated/hairy aspect in all the cases. Histological examination showed hyperparakeratosis, acanthosis, hair like projection (n = 4) koilocyte-like-cells and moderate subepidermal inflammation. Immunohistochemistry revealed positive results for Epstein-Barr virus indicating an active replication of this virus within the epithelial cells of the stratum granulosum and upper stratum spinosum.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Otorrinolaringología, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bujía
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riederer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zietz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wilmes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Leucoplasia verrucosa oral en pacientes positivos para el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana: aspectos clíncos y etiopatogénicos.