Human papillomavirus type 13 infecting the conjunctiva.
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.
Benevides dos Santos
Paulo José
PJ
Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia (FCECON), Setor de Odontologia, Manaus, AM 69040-010, Brazil.
Borborema dos Santos
Cristina Maria
CM
Rufino Mendonça
Rosângela
R
Vieira do Carmo
Maria Auxiliadora
MA
Astofi-Filho
Spartaco
S
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