A 14-year-old bone marrow transplant patient developed bilateral white lesions of the lateral border of the tongue that measured 1 x 2 cm. Which of the following conditions should receive serious consideration in a clinical differential diagnosis?
a. Hairy leukoplakia
b. White sponge nevus
c. Geographic tongue
d. Pemphigus vulgaris
e. Aphthous stomatitis
A
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A. True B. False