Oral focal epithelial hyperplasia.
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.
Bassioukas
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K
Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.
Danielides
V
V
Georgiou
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I
Photos
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Zagorianakou
P
P
Skevas
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A
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*
D004279:DNA, Viral; D002245:Carbon Dioxide