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  2. Hairy leukoplakia - Wikipedia

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    Hairy leukoplakia is a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance. It is caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurs usually in persons who are immunocompromised, especially those with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS).

  3. Leukoplakia - Wikipedia

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    Oral hairy leukoplakia is a corrugated ("hairy") white lesion on the sides of the tongue caused by opportunistic infection with Epstein-Barr virus on a systemic background of immunodeficiency, almost always human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. [15]

  4. If you have bumps on your tongue, here’s what they could mean

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    People with EBV could have oral hair leukoplakia, white, sometimes hairy, patches on the tongue; people with HPV could have papilloma bumps; and people with herpes develop cold sore blisters on ...

  5. Black hairy tongue - Wikipedia

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    Hairy tongue may be confused with hairy leukoplakia, however the latter usually occurs on the sides of the tongue and is associated with an opportunistic infection with Epstein–Barr virus on a background immunocompromise (almost always human immunodeficiency virus infection but rarely other conditions which suppress the immune system). [6]

  6. Woman on antibiotics develops a 'black hairy tongue' in ... - AOL

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    A case study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising awareness about a condition being referred to as 'black hairy tongue.'

  7. Tongue disease - Wikipedia

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    Oral hairy leukoplakia ... Oral cancer on the side of the tongue. The sides (lateral) ... followed by fissured tongue and hairy tongue. [10]

  8. Crenated tongue - Wikipedia

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    Crenated tongue is usually asymptomatic and harmless. [3] It is not a disease as such, but usually results from habits where the tongue is pressed against the lingual surfaces (the side facing the tongue) of the dental arches, or from any cause of macroglossia (enlarged tongue), [3] which in itself has many causes such as Down syndrome.

  9. Oral cancer - Wikipedia

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    Oral leukoplakia (white patch) on the left tongue. Proven to be severe dysplasia on biopsy. A premalignant (or precancerous) lesion is defined as "a benign, morphologically altered tissue that has a greater than normal risk of malignant transformation." There are several different types of premalignant lesion that occur in the mouth.