Oral hairy leukoplakia: a clinical indicator of immunosuppression

A Kreuter, U Wieland - CMAJ, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
A29-year-old man presented with non-painful white lesions on his tongue that he had
recently noticed while brushing his teeth. Testing for oral candidal infection by his general …

Twenty-first-century oral hairy leukoplakia—a non–HIV-associated entity

AE Chambers, B Conn, M Pemberton… - Oral surgery, oral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This study presents the clinicopathologic features of a series (N= 35) of patients
with non–human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) …

Oral hairy leukoplakia in healthy immunocompetent patients: a small case series

D Shanahan, R Cowie, H Rogers, K Staines - Oral and maxillofacial …, 2018 - Springer
Background Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and
usually presents in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and systemic …

Hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-negative, nonimmunosuppressed patient

DH Felix, K Watret, D Wray, JC Southam - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral …, 1992 - Elsevier
Oral hairy leukoplakia is an Epstein-Barr virus-associated lesion that is considered to be a
marker of immunosuppression. We report a case of oral hairy leukoplakia in a healthy …

[PDF][PDF] Oral hairy leukoplakia in patients with no evidence of immunosuppression: a case series and review of the literature

MR Darling, M Alkhasawneh, W Mascarenhas… - J Can Dent …, 2018 - academia.edu
Objectives: Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and is often
associated with HIV and other immunosuppressive conditions. It is rare in HIV-negative …

Oral hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-negative patient

EM Graboyes, CT Allen… - Ear, Nose & Throat …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who was
found to have oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL). She was on immunosuppressive therapy but …

Oral hairy leukoplakia in patients without HIV: presentation of 2 new cases

JL Prasad, EA Bilodeau - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective We report 2 cases of oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) in patients without HIV and
present a comprehensive review of OHL in HIV-negative individuals. Study Design Two …

Oral hairy leukoplakia is not a specific sign of HIV‐infection but related to immunosuppression in general

S Syrjänen, P Laine, M Niemelä… - Journal of Oral …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) has been regarded as an early sign of HIV infection, and its
clinical importance related to the poor outcome of the patients has been emphasized …

Oral hairy leukoplakia with extensive oral mucosal involvement: report of two cases

S Kabani, D Greenspan, Y deSouza… - Oral surgery, oral …, 1989 - Elsevier
Oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) is a lesion that occurs predominantly on the tongue in HIV-
infected persons. Evidence strongly indicates that HL is related to the presence of Epstein …

Oral hairy leukoplakia in immunocompetent patients revisited with literature review

SA Alramadhan, I Bhattacharyya, DM Cohen… - Head and Neck …, 2021 - Springer
Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) related lesion seen in severely
immunocompromised patients especially, those with concomitant human immunodeficiency …