Oral HPV infection in a bone marrow transplantation patient: a case report with atypical clinical presentation and unexpected outcome
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
14(1): 89-91, Jan.-Feb. 2010. ilus
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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Transplante de Medula Óssea
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
/
Alphapapillomavirus
/
Doenças da Boca
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Paulista University/BR
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State University of Campinas/BR
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