Oral hairy leukoplakia

Oral hairy leukoplakia ( oral hairy leukoplakia , OHL) is characterized by whitish, streaked changes, especially on the lateral tongue edges of the mouth, the subjectively no complaints cause. The streaks on the edges of the tongue caused by oral hairy leukoplakia cannot be removed by wiping away.

Oral hairy leukoplakia occurs in connection with HIV infection, but it can also accompany other immunosuppressive conditions. Oral hairy leukoplakia can therefore be suppressed or disappear under antiretroviral therapy or corresponding therapy for immunosuppression.

The causative agent of oral hairy leukoplakia is usually the Epstein-Barr virus .

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literature

• Gernot Rassner: Dermatology . Textbook and atlas. 9th revised and updated edition. Elsevier, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-437-42763-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gernot Rassner: Dermatology . Textbook and atlas. 9th revised and updated edition. Elsevier, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-437-42763-3 , pp. 474 .

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