HAIRY LEUKOPLAKIA Flashcards
1
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CONCEPT
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WHITE LESION ASSOCIATED HIV/IMMUNOSUPPRESSED (ORGAN TRANSPLANT) PATIENTS
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CAUSE
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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV): ASSOCIATED WITH HAIRY LEUKOPLAKIA, INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS, HDGKIN’S LYMPHOMA, BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA, GASTRIC CANCER, NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER
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ORALLY CLINICALLY
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WHITE ASYMPTOMATIC MUCOSAL PLAQUES (NOT RUB OFF): ELEVATED/BILATERALLY LATERAL SURFACE TONGUE (WRINKLED VERTICAL ORIENTATION)
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Q
LESIONS
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NOT PRECANCEROUS LIKE LEUKOPLAKIA
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TREATMENT
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NOT REQUIRED OR ANTIVIRALS (ACYCLOVIR) SOME CASES
