oral hairy leukoplakia
MONDO:0000743Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names oral hairy leukoplakia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An epithelial hyperplasia of the oral cavity mucosa associated with Epstein-Barr virus and found almost exclusively in persons with HIV infection. The lesion consists of a white patch that is often corrugated or hairy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000743), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: oral hairy leukoplakia
- Also called
- hairy leukoplakia of mouthhairy leukoplakia of oral mucosahairy leukoplakia of the mouthhairy leukoplakia of the oral mucosamouth hairy leukoplakiaoral cavity hairy leukoplakiaoral hairy keratosis