There is a variable geographic distribution in the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related oral lichen planus (OLP), which appears unrelated to either HCV genotype or HCV epidemiology. The present study investigated whether hepatitis G virus (HGV) co-infection may be a feature of patients with HCV-related OLP, which might explain these phenomena. HGV co-infection was detected in 6 of 39 Italian patients with HCV-related OLP, but the presence of HGV did not influence the clinical presentation of OLP. It is concluded that HGV co-infection is unlikely to influence the clinical detection of HCV-related OLP.

Hepatitis C virus-associated oral lichen planus: no influence from hepatitis G virus co-infection / G. Lodi, M. Carrozzo, K. Harris, A. Piattelli, C.G. Teo, S. Gandolfo, C. Scully, S.R. Porter. - In: JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE. - ISSN 0904-2512. - 29:1(2000), pp. 39-42. [10.1034/j.1600-0714.2000.290107.x]

Hepatitis C virus-associated oral lichen planus: no influence from hepatitis G virus co-infection

G. Lodi
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2000

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There is a variable geographic distribution in the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related oral lichen planus (OLP), which appears unrelated to either HCV genotype or HCV epidemiology. The present study investigated whether hepatitis G virus (HGV) co-infection may be a feature of patients with HCV-related OLP, which might explain these phenomena. HGV co-infection was detected in 6 of 39 Italian patients with HCV-related OLP, but the presence of HGV did not influence the clinical presentation of OLP. It is concluded that HGV co-infection is unlikely to influence the clinical detection of HCV-related OLP.
Settore MED/28 - Malattie Odontostomatologiche
2000
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