Hairy leukoplakia-like lesions following bone-marrow transplantation.
Hairy leukoplakia (HL) also occurs in immunosuppressed post-bone-marrow transplantation patients, and in the presence or absence of Epstein-Barr virus. It may not always be diagnostic of HIV positivity. However, HIV status should still be determined in patients with HL.
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Division of Dentistry, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada.
Sherlock
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Greenspan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology