title: Case report on a rare lesion in an HIV-infected child: hairy leukoplakia.
abstract: This report describes a case of hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-infected child, and the treatment adopted. It was diagnosed by clinical and laboratory examinations, using exfoliative cytology (staining by the Papanicolaou method) and additional information was obtained by optical microscope analysis. In view of the lack of painful symptoms, of the innocuous nature of the lesion and large amount of medicines used by the patient, we decided to preserve and monitor the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Brasil (UFRJ). mbportela@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maristela Barbosa
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Portela
authors.forename: Glória Fernanda
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Edja Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Arley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva Júnior
authors.forename: Eliane Pedra
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D017733:Leukoplakia, Hairy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents