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Oral leukoplakia
Leukoplakia are white patches on the tongue or inside of the mouth that are caused by long term irritation.
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A 49-year old asked:
How can oral leukoplakia be cured?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of oral leukoplakia?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can oral leukoplakia be wiped or scrapped off?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can hairy oral leukoplakia be caused by birth control?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can oral leukoplakia be scrapped off? If im able to scrap it off then is it oral leukoplakia? Not red or discolored underneath. Side under tongue
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A 40-year old asked:
Can hairy oral leukoplakia be caused by birth control pills?
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A 24-year old male asked:
If a dentist noticed oral leukoplakia would they 100 percent tell you? Ive had white film on my tongue for years but go to dentist every 6 months
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A 24-year old male asked:
Ive smoked on and off for 8 years.What are the chances of having oral leukoplakia(pre malignant lesion in mouth) by the age of 25? Would this be rare?
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A 23-year old male asked:
If I've seemingly developed oral leukoplakia that feels connected to my throat, and have had chronically swollen tonsils for over a year, is this likely connected to the HPV infection I've had for over 2 years that won't go away?
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A 41-year old asked:
What could the cause of my oral hairy leukoplakia?
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the early stages of oral hairy leukoplakia?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can you get oral hairy leukoplakia from kissing?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can I have oral hairy leukoplakia without hiv?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is oral hairy leukoplakia death sign of hiv? I'm scared and want to know if there is any possibility to have OHL without hiv
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A 40-year old male asked:
Would smooth oral hairy leukoplakia (unconfirmed) appear 4 months after possible HIV exposure? Perio said looked like regular leukoplakia . Scared.
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can a yeast infection cause Oral hairy Leukoplakia?
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A 37-year old asked:
Which is the difference between oral lichen planus and oral hairy leukoplakia of the tongue?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Not sure if had oral hairy leukoplakia on bucal mucosa? Lasted 3 months. When periodontist saw , mostly cleared up. He said was leukoplakia. Now gone.
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can you get thrush or oral hairy leukoplakia just from common EBV or does there HAVE to be a major condition associated that causes it? I'm scared
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can oral hairy leukoplakia (on tongue sides and inner cheeks) be caused by some medical conditions other than HIV/EBV? I am negative for both?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Does oral hairy leukoplakia make spicy food burn in bucal mucosa? Not sure if i had ohl or regular leukoplakia. The periodontist said it was leukoplakia but no biopsy was done.
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can one be infected by another person with the epstein-barr virus(oral hairy leukoplakia) without without being infected with hiv? Thank you
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A 38-year old male asked:
Could oral hairy leukoplakia be caused by chewing a lot of nicotine gum? Tested negative for HIV & rarely get sick/infections, but internet indicates this is almost always due to immune-compromise. Any tests I should request to check immune status?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have oral hair leukoplakia and fever, lymphnodes..etc but HIV PCR RNA 5,15 week; HIV ab 8,13,28,33 weeks all neg, am I HIV free?? Ebv is caus?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the different appearances of oral candidiasis and leukoplakia?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hello I have a white patch on the back of my tongue. I was wondering if you can help me diffrentiate between oral candida and leukoplakia.
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is there any recorded cases of someone being Ebv positive igg, herpes pos, hair leukoplakia, oral thrust, white tongue and body and muscles aches and pain and still test negative for hiv after say 6 months or 1 year. Is this even possible?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Unprotected vaginal sex 2 twice in one night 6.5 months ago. Having oral thrust, hairy leukoplakia, body aches, sore throat, rashes, dry skin, changing nails. Pos ebv, pos hep A and negative hiv at 6.5 months after exposure. Do I need to keep testing?
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A 34-year old asked:
How to tell the difference between leukoplakia and oral candidiasis by inspection?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What the difference between oral thrush and hairy leukoplakia and which one is associated with hiv. Is white the same as oral thrust and is it associated with hiv. Neg hiv insti 3 generation at 5 months but positive for EBV?
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