title: Oral hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-negative renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) has been seen exclusively in those infected with HIV or at risk for AIDS. This case report describes an example of HL seen in a renal transplant recipient who was negative for HIV on serology and culture. The diagnosis of HL was confirmed using in situ hybridization for EBV DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0512.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Greenspan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ungar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral; D011241:Prednisone