title: Oral focal epithelial hyperplasia.
abstract: Focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH) or Heck disease, is a rare viral infection of the oral mucosa caused by HPV 13 or HPV 32. In Caucasians there have been only a few cases reported. We present the first case in Greece in a young Caucasian girl in which HPV 13 was detected with PCR analysis. The patient was successfully treated with CO2 laser.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bassioukas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danielides
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Photos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zagorianakou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skevas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D017573:Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D002245:Carbon Dioxide