Oral HPV infection in a bone marrow transplantation patient: a case report with atypical clinical presentation and unexpected outcome
Braz. j. infect. dis
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14(1): 89-91, Jan.-Feb. 2010. ilus
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is one of the most prevalent infections worlwide. Oral HPV infection may be associated with different diseases of oral cavitie. Although oral HPV infection occurs frequently, it rarely causes lesions. An increased rate of oral HPV-induced lesions is observed in people with an impaired immune system. The most common conditions induced by oral HPV infection are focal epithelial hyperplasia, oral condylomas and oral papillomas. We reported a case of oral HPV lesion in a bone marrow transplantation patient with atypical clinical presentation and unexpected outcome.
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Asunto principal:
Trasplante de Médula Ósea
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus
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Alphapapillomavirus
/
Enfermedades de la Boca
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Paulista University/BR
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State University of Campinas/BR
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