Abstract |
A case of oral hairy leukoplakia presenting in an HIV-negative renal transplant recipient is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by identifying Epstein-Barr viral particles in the upper prickle cell layers of the epithelium by electron microscopy and by in situ DNA hybridisation.
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Authors | R I Macleod, L Q Long, J V Soames, M K Ward |
Journal | British dental journal
(Br Dent J)
Vol. 169
Issue 7
Pg. 208-9
(Oct 06 1990)
ISSN: 0007-0610 [Print] England |
PMID | 2171607
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- DNA, Viral
(analysis)
- HIV Seropositivity
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
(analysis)
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
(adverse effects)
- Leukoplakia, Oral
(microbiology, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Mucosa
(microbiology)
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
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