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leukoplakia
(redirected from Oral hairy leukoplakia)

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leukoplakia [‚lü·kō′plā·kē·ə]
(medicine)
Formation of thickened white patches on mucous membranes, particularly of the mouth and vulva.


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While not all HIV-infected patients develop EBV-associated disease, persistent EBV replication and progressive immune dysfunction can eventually result in oral hairy leukoplakia and/or EBV-associated lymphoma.
Oral opportunistic viral infections include herpes simplex infections, oral hairy leukoplakia, varicella-zoster infections, cytomegalovirus infections and oral warts.
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