Iatrogenic oral hairy leukoplakia: Report of two cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-279

  Rushing, Erica C ^a   Hoschar, Aaron P ^a   McDonnell, Jonnelle K ^a   Billings, Steven D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; in situ hybridization; infectious diseases; oral hairy leukoplakia; pseudomalignancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CLOBETASOL; DAPSONE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; ZINC OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HAIRY LEUKOPLAKIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; LICHEN PLANUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VIROLOGY;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLOBETASOL; DAPSONE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY; LICHEN PLANUS; METHOTREXATE; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 78751674329     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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