Intraoral molluscum contagiosum imitating a squamous-cell carcinoma in an immunocompetent person--case report and review of the literature.
A case of intraoral molluscum contagiosum involving the right distal alveolar bridge of an immunocompetent person is reported. A review of the literature, with only five previously published cases, revealed that involvement of the oral soft tissues is rare.
Scherer
P
P
Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Germany. philipp.scherer@uk-koeln.de
Fries
J
J
Mischkowski
R A
RA
Neugebauer
J
J
Scheer
M
M
Zöller
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation
D000914:Antibodies, Viral