Difference between revisions of "An introduction to head and neck pathology"

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*Oral lesion.
*Oral lesion.
**Often on [[tongue]].
**Often on [[tongue]].
*Thought to be caused by [[EBV]].
*Caused by [[EBV]].<ref name=pmid2169222>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kanitakis | first1 = J. | last2 = Zambruno | first2 = G. | last3 = Marchand | first3 = C. | last4 = Perret-Liaudet | first4 = P. | last5 = Hermier | first5 = C. | last6 = Thivolet | first6 = J. | title = [Oral hairy leukoplakia in AIDS. Histologic and ultrastructural study of 8 cases]. | journal = Ann Dermatol Venereol | volume = 117 | issue = 5 | pages = 345-53 | month =  | year = 1990 | doi =  | PMID = 2169222 }}</ref>
**May be seen in the context of a [[HIV]]-infection.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Itin | first1 = PH. | last2 = Lautenschlager | first2 = S. | title = Viral lesions of the mouth in HIV-infected patients. | journal = Dermatology | volume = 194 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-7 | month =  | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9031782 }}</ref>


Gross:
===Gross===
*White confluent patches (icing sugar).  
*White confluent patches (icing sugar) - usu. tongue.
 
Images:
*[http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/621/resources/image/bp/6.html Hairy leukoplakia (bestpractise.bmj.com)].
*[http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/cdc/6061.html Hairy leukoplakia (uiowa.edu)].


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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