A case of white lesion mimicking oral hairy leukoplakia.

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Oral hairy leukoplakia (HL) is clinically characterized as a white lesion of the lateral portion of the tongue among persons who are human immunodeficiency virus seropositive. The lesion shows a hairy or corrugated appearance.The dominant histologic features of HL are epithelial hyperparakeratosis with hairlike projection, acanthosis, vacuolated cellsresembling koilocytes and an absence of inflammation in the connective tissue.<BR>We have recently reevaluated seventy seven white lesions cases which were diagnosed as leukoplakia both clinically and histologically, and found out three white lesions cases mimicking HL.Herein is a report of a case with marked oral mucosal involvement together with an examination of Langerhans cells (LC).The clinical and histologic features of this case were very similar to HL and epithelial LC were detected in reduced numbers.
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