title: Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in three Kenyan girls: case reports.
abstract: We report the first three patients diagnosed with focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in Kenya. Clinically they presented as focal or diffuse papillomatous lesions in the oral mucosa. Histopathological features rule out other similar lesions inter alia multiple fibro-epithelial and viral warts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Awange
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Guthua
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mwaniki
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D017573:Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence