Oral verruca vulgaris in a bone marrow transplant patient: a case report and review of literature.
Viral infections can cause severe morbidity in immunosuppressed cancer patients. A case of rapidly enlarging, biopsy-documented oral verruca vulgaris in a patient undergoing conditioning chemotherapy prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is described. Human papillomavirus infections in immunosuppressed patients are discussed.
Barasch
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Department of Oral Pathology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
Eisenberg
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D'Ambrosio
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Nuki
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Peterson
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014860:Warts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology