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Epstein‐Barr virus in lingual epithelium of liver transplant patients
Author(s) -
SchmidtWesthausen A.,
Gelderblom H. R.,
Neuhaus P.,
Reichart P. A.,
SchmidtWesthausen A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1993.tb01070.x
Subject(s) - epithelium , virus , medicine , pathology , epstein–barr virus , biology , virology
Thirty‐three liver transplant patients and 20 controls were examined for the presence of EBV in epithelium of the lateral border of the tongue by negative staining electron microscopy. Five of the specimens (15%) showed particles typical of the herpes virus family, while all controls were negative for EBV. In 3 of the 5 patients moderate oral hairy leukoplakia was observed clinically. Our results indicate that EBV may be expressed at the lateral border of the tongue of liver transplant patients, who in some cases show oral hairy leukoplakia clinically.