title: Cytomegalovirus: a virus of increasing relevance to oral medicine and pathology.
abstract: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus, emerging as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised persons, particularly those infected with human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). Clinical syndromes caused by HCMV are usually not specifically identifiable without laboratory investigations. However, it is now apparent that HCMV may cause oral ulceration in immunocompromised persons and it may play a role in other diverse conditions in these and other patients.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Cancer Agency, Division of Oral Medicine & Clinical Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy