Oral Disease in AIDS Pictures : Leukoplakia

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AIDS, HIV, Oral, Leukoplakia
AIDS, HIV, Oral, Leukoplakia
AIDS, HIV, Oral, Leukoplakia
Leukoplakia
Oral Thrush, Mouth Yeast Infection, AIDS, HIV
Leukoplakia
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Leukoplakia
Leukoplakia / DermNet
AIDS / HIV

AIDS, HIV, Oral, Leukoplakia

This patient presented with signs of early oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) on the lateral border of the tongue. Being that HIV reduces immunologic activity, the intraoral environment is a prime target for chronic secondary infections and inflammatory processes, including oral hairy leukoplakia, which is due to the Epstein-Barr virus under immunosuppressed condition.

Content Providers(s): CDC/ Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S., University of California, San Francisco

Retroviridae Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral

Picture & text from CDC/PHIL. For more information see Oral Disease in AIDS / HIV Pictures from CDC

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