title: Human papillomavirus type 13 infecting the conjunctiva.
abstract: Focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH) is a rare infection caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 13 or 32 believed to infect exclusively oral mucosa. This report illustrates a case of multiple conjunctival papillomas similar to oral FEH caused by HPV-13, consisting in the first description of its infection outside the oral mucosa in a healthy patient.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia (FCECON), Setor de Odontologia, Manaus, AM 69040-010, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo José
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Benevides dos Santos
authors.forename: Cristina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Borborema dos Santos
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rufino Mendonça
authors.forename: Maria Auxiliadora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vieira do Carmo
authors.forename: Spartaco
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Astofi-Filho
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000821:virology; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology