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Oral hairy leukoplakia

Nature

An oral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, appearing as white, corrugated lesions on the lateral surfaces of the tongue. The infection may spread across the tongue's entire dorsal surface, onto the ventral surface, and may occasionally be found on buccal mucosa.

Broader

Viral diseases
Presentable

Aggravated by

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Teeth, mouth
  • Medicine » Skin
Content quality
Yet to rate
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Language
English
1A4N
J0489
DOCID
12004890
D7NID
158825
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Dec 3, 2024