Head and neck Epstein-Barr virus mucocutaneous ulcer: Case report and literature review

• Published in: The Laryngoscope Vol. 126; no. 11; p. 2500
• Main Authors: Au, Joshua K, Said, Jonathan W, Sepahdari, Ali R, St John, Maie A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - virology; Female; Herpesvirus 4, Human; Humans; Oral Ulcer - virology; Tongue Diseases - virology; Epstein-Barr virus mucocutaneous ulcer; Epstein-Barr virus

To report the clinical presentation, treatment, and management outcomes of patients with Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU) of the head and neck, which is a newly characterized pathologic entity with aggressive morphology but follows an indolent, self-limiting clinical course....