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TAMI - MAURY, Irene; MARTINEZ, Luis; LAFOREST, Sally  y  IOVINO, Marianna. Treatment of hairy leukoplakia with podophylum resin 25 %. : Review and report of a clinical case . Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2005, vol.42, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-297X.

Hairy leukoplakia (HL) is an oral marker of HIV infection. VL is an asymptomatic lesion that appears mainly in the lateral borders of the tongue. For aesthetic reasons, particularly when the lesions are very extense, some patients request treatment. The podophylum resin (PR) is a topical chemotherapeutic agent widely used by dermatologists to treat infections caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). The clinical case of a HIV + homosexual male aged 32 that was treated for presenting bilateral HL in the tongue, is reported. PR was applied to 25 % of the lesions. After 2 weeks of treatment, a significant involution of HL was observed. The patient showed minimum side effects that included heartburn sensation and pain. These preliminary findings suggest that PR 25 % may be a relatively safe and income-producing treatment for HL in seropositive patients.

Palabras clave : Hairy leukoplakia; HIV; AIDS; podophylum resin..

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