title: Oral hairy leukoplakia: ultrastructural observations.
abstract: On the basis of the clinical appearance and the light microscopic findings, we determined 16 biopsy specimens to be possible examples of oral hairy leukoplakia. All 16 specimens were studied by means of electron microscopy. Ten of these specimens contained typical herpes-type viral particles in the epithelial cells of the upper stratum spinosum. None of the specimens contained ultrastructural evidence of human papillomaviruses.
authors.affiliation: Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, University of Southern California.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kanas
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wuerker
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Handlers
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron