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[Oral hairy leukoplakia--rapid electron optic diagnosis by negative staining procedures]

Hautarzt. 1986 Oct;37(10):571-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87082788
Nasemann T; Kimmig W; Schaeg G; Mensing H

Abstract: Using the electron microscopic technique of negative staining, viruses of the herpes group were detected in leukoplakic lesions on the tongue of a bisexual, HTLV-III-/LAV-infected male. Oral hairy leukoplakia was diagnosed, which was the first clinical symptom of on HTLV-III/LAV infection in this patient.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PATHOLOGY Case Report English Abstract Herpesviridae/ULTRASTRUCTURE Human Leukoplakia, Oral/*PATHOLOGY Male Microscopy, Electron Middle Age Mouth Mucosa/PATHOLOGY Tongue Neoplasms/*PATHOLOGY Tumor Virus Infections/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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