DOI:

10.37988/1811-153X_2022_1_40

Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck’s disease)

Authors

  • L.A. Aksamit 1, PhD in Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Pain management in dentistry Department
    ORCID: 0000-0002-1911-525X
  • V.V. Luzina 1, PhD in Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Maxillofacial and plastic surgery Department
    ORCID: 0000-0002-3159-6818
  • A.A. Petrichenko 1, postgraduate at the Maxillofacial and plastic surgery Department
    ORCID: 0000-0001-5446-4458
  • M.A. Tsvetkova 1, PhD in Medical Sciences, dentist
    ORCID: 0000-0003-2183-1623
  • A.V. Karnauhova 2, dental surgeon, maxillofacial surgeon
    ORCID: 0000-0002-9550-0061
  • 1 Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, 127473, Moscow, Russia
  • 2 Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, 119021, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

This article presents a clinical case of oral mucosa focal epithelial hyperplasia in a 65-year-old patient after liver transplantation and a highly active immunosuppressant intake.

Key words:

Heck’s disease, focal epithelial hyperplasia, human papilloma virus

For Citation

[1]
Aksamit L.A., Luzina V.V., Petrichenko A.A., Tsvetkova M.A., Karnauhova A.V. Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck’s disease). Clinical Dentistry (Russia).  2022; 25 (1): 40—42. DOI: 10.37988/1811-153X_2022_1_40

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Received

December 13, 2021

Accepted

February 11, 2022

Published on

March 1, 2022