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  • Title: [Focal epithelial hyperplasia].
    Author: Vera-Iglesias E, García-Arpa M, Sánchez-Caminero P, Romero-Aguilera G, Cortina de la Calle P.
    Journal: Actas Dermosifiliogr; 2007 Nov; 98(9):621-3. PubMed ID: 17961452.
    Abstract:
    Focal epithelial hyperplasia is a rare disease of the oral mucosa caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). It appears as a benign epithelial growth, usually in the mucosa of the lower lip. It is mainly associated with HPV serotypes 13 and 32 and there is a clear racial predilection for the disease in Native Americans and Eskimos. We describe the case of a 17-year-old girl from Ecuador with multiple papular lesions in both lips that were clinically and histologically consistent with focal epithelial hyperplasia. Analysis by polymerase chain reaction detected HPV serotype 13.
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