Oral hairy leukoplakia: What Patients Should Know
By Dr. Deborah Bailey, MD · · Gastroenterology
Patients often ask us about oral hairy leukoplakia. Here is what our Gastroenterology clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: oral hairy leukoplakia. A mouth disease characterized by a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance; caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
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