Intraoral molluscum contagiosum imitating a squamous-cell carcinoma in an immunocompetent person – case report and review of the literature

• Published in: International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 38; no. 7; pp. 802 - 805
• Main Authors: Scherer, P, Fries, J, Mischkowski, R.A, Neugebauer, J, Scheer, M, Zöller, J.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Alveolar Process - pathology; Alveolar Process - surgery; Alveolar Process - virology; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Dentistry; Denture, Complete, Upper; Dermatology; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gingival Diseases - pathology; Gingival Diseases - surgery; Gingival Diseases - virology; Gingival Neoplasms - diagnosis; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunocompetence; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Mollusca; molluscum contagiosum; Molluscum Contagiosum - pathology; Molluscum Contagiosum - surgery; mouth diseases; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; pox virus; sexually transmitted disease; Skin Transplantation; Surgery; Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions; Viral diseases; Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye; viral infection; sexually transmitted disease; mouth diseases; viral infection; molluscum contagiosum; pox virus; Human; Skin disease; Squamous cell carcinoma; Basal cell carcinoma; Molluscum contagiosum; Stomatology; Malignant tumor; Review; Infection; Case study; Virus; Oral cavity; Sexually transmitted disease; Treatment; Viral disease; Surgery; Bibliographic review; Cancer
• ISSN: 0901-5027; 1399-0020
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.01.019

Abstract A case of intraoral molluscum contagiosum involving the right distal alveolar bridge of an immunocompetent person is reported. A review of the literature, with only five previously published cases, revealed that involvement of the oral soft tissues is rare.