title: Viruses and chronic disorders involving the human oral mucosa.
abstract: Viruses have been implicated in the etiology of several chronic disorders of the oral mucosa. Most of these associations have been with DNA viruses, particularly certain herpesviruses, which are associated, for example, with some cases of erythema multiforme and with hairy leukoplakia. Papillomaviruses are associated with various papillomatous lesions, focal epithelial hyperplasia, and possibly with some carcinomas. Viruses may possibly be associated with recurrent aphthae, Behçet's syndrome, and some dermatoses. The literature concerning these possible associations is reviewed. However, much more research needs to be done before the full story of viral associations with oral mucosal disorders can be written.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital, England.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000382:microbiology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000382:microbiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000382:microbiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*