title: [Oral hairy leukoplakia].
abstract: At present HL: should be considered a marker of immunodeficiency, though not necessarily associated with HIV infection. In eight patients with HL it was confirmed that this lesion, in male homosexuals, in a precursor and marker of AIDS. The diagnosis of HL warrant all efforts to protect the immune system and avoid progression to AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Dermatología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Viglioglia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carril
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Leucoplasia vellosa oral.