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Oral Hairy Leukoplakia

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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Oral Hairy Leukoplakia

By Tamiya Maxwell
class project for healthcare science.
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Oral Hairy Leukoplakia:

white filiform or flat patch on the tongue. 
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causes:

  • the soft mucous membrane of the mouth is inflamed
  • Epstein-Barr Virus(EBV )
  • immunodefficiency
  • smoking while infected with HIV or EBV
  • HIV infection
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treatment

  •  antiviral medication
  • antiretroviral medication
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Associated with immunodeficiency

and usually a symptom of Aids
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