Oral hairy leukoplakia: An exfoliative cytology study

• Autori principali: Ajay Reginald (Autore), B Sivapathasundharam (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a white, hyperplastic, vertically corrugated lesion that occurs on the lateral border of the tongue, usually unilateral. Caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), the lesion is said to be an early indicator of an immune deficiency status, thereby unmasking subclinical s...