title: Incidental oral hairy leukoplakia in immunocompetent persons. A report of two cases.
abstract: In this brief article we report on two HIV-negative patients with documented oral hairy leukoplakia who had no known risk factors for HIV infection nor any evidence of other forms of immune suppression. Therefore we conclude that in some instances hairy leukoplakia can represent an isolated and innocuous Epstein-Barr virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis/Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krutchkoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral