Winzer M, Gilliar U, Ackerman A B
Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
Am J Dermatopathol. 1988 Apr;10(2):155-9. doi: 10.1097/00000372-198804000-00010.
Hairy leukoplakia and hairy tongue are the two most common hairlike lesions of the human tongue. Despite their hairlike appearance, the two conditions are very different clinically, histopathologically, and biologically. Those differences are the concern of this article.