title: Focal epithelial hyperplasia. A rare disease in our area.
abstract: Focal epithelial hyperplasia is a benign, asymptomatic disease, occurring with very low frequency within our population. It appears as papules, principally on the lower lip, although it can also be found on the retro-commissural mucosa and tongue, and less frequently on the upper lip, gingiva and palate. We present the clinical case of a 9-year-old Saharan girl with lesions that clinically and histologically corresponded to a focal epithelial hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Estomatólogo de Atención Primaria, C.S. Peñarroya, Córdoba, Spain. 957485094@terra.es
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Segura-Saint-Gerons
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toro-Rojas
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ceballos-Salobreña
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Aparicio-Soria
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuentes-Vaamonde
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017573:Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013030:Spain; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology