title: Intraoral molluscum contagiosum imitating a squamous-cell carcinoma in an immunocompetent person--case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Germany. philipp.scherer@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fries
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mischkowski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scheer
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zöller
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral