Oral hairy leukoplakia: An exfoliative cytology study

Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a white, hyperplastic, vertically corrugated lesion that occurs on the lateral border of the tongue, usually unilateral. Caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), the lesion is said to be an early indicator of an immune deficiency status, thereby unmasking subclinical s...

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Main Authors: Ajay Reginald, B Sivapathasundharam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2010;volume=1;issue=1;spage=10;epage=13;aulast=Reginald