Oral hairy leukoplakia in a child using a corticosteroid nasal spray

Fernanda Herrera Costa; Victor Costa; Jorge Esquiche León; Ana Lia Anbinder; Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva; Estela Kaminagakura

doi:10.1111/pde.14194

Oral hairy leukoplakia in a child using a corticosteroid nasal spray

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Jul;37(4):721-723. doi: 10.1111/pde.14194. Epub 2020 May 5.

Authors

Fernanda Herrera Costa¹, Victor Costa¹, Jorge Esquiche León¹, Ana Lia Anbinder², Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva³, Estela Kaminagakura¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (Unesp), São José dos Campos, Brazil.
² Department of Stomatology, Collective Health and Legal Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
³ Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

PMID: 32372427
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14194

Abstract

We report a case of atypical oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) in a 9-year-old immunocompetent girl treated with fluticasone propionate nasal spray for allergic rhinitis. The OHL in childhood is uncommon and should be included in a differential diagnosis of white lesions in the oral mucosa.

Keywords: Epstein-Barr virus; in situ hybridization; oral hairy leukoplakia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Child
Female
Fluticasone / adverse effects
Humans
Leukoplakia, Hairy*
Leukoplakia, Oral
Mouth Mucosa
Nasal Sprays*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Nasal Sprays
Fluticasone