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Oral focal epithelial hyperplasia.

K Bassioukas1, V Danielides, I Georgiou

  • 1Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece.

European Journal of Dermatology : EJD
|July 7, 2000
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Focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH), a rare oral HPV infection, is documented here in a young Caucasian girl in Greece. The case, caused by HPV 13, was successfully treated with CO2 laser therapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Oral pathology
  • Virology
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH), also known as Heck disease, is a rare oral mucosal condition.
  • It is primarily caused by specific human papillomavirus (HPV) types, notably HPV 13 and HPV 32.
  • FEH is infrequently reported in Caucasian populations.

Observation:

  • This report details the first documented case of FEH in Greece.
  • The affected individual was a young Caucasian female.
  • The diagnosis was confirmed by detecting HPV 13 via Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis.

Findings:

  • The presence of HPV 13 was definitively identified in the oral lesions.
  • The patient presented with clinical signs consistent with Focal epithelial hyperplasia.

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  • PCR analysis provided molecular confirmation of the viral etiology.

    • Implications:

    • This case expands the known geographical distribution of FEH, particularly in Caucasian individuals.
    • It highlights the utility of PCR in diagnosing oral HPV infections.
    • Successful CO2 laser treatment suggests a viable therapeutic option for FEH.