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Oral diseases associated with hepatitis C virus infection. Part 1. Sialadenitis and salivary glands lymphoma

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Marco Carrozzo

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Abstract

Morbidity associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is due not only to the sequelae of chronic liver disease, but also to a variety of extraheaptic manifestations (EHM). Some of the most frequently reported EHM of HCV infection involves the oral region predominantly or exclusively and they are the topics of this 2-part review. The current part 1 discusses the evidences on the association of salivary glands disorders with HCV. HCV- infected patients may frequently have histological signs of Sjögren-like sialadenitis with mild or even absent clinical symptoms. However, the pathogenetic role of HCV in Sjogren Syndrome (SS) development and the characteristics distinguishing classic SS from HCV-related sialadenitis are still an issue. It is unclear if the virus may cause a disease mimicking primary SS or if HCV is directly responsible for the development of SS in a specific subset of patients. Notably, some patients may present a triple association between HCV, SS-like sialadenitis and salivary gland lymphoma and the virus may be involved in the lymphomagenesis. The risk of having a salivary gland lymphoma is particularly high in patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia. Little attention has been paid to the effects of anti-HCV treatment on sialadenitis or lymphoma development. © 2008 The Author.

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Author(s): Carrozzo M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Oral Diseases

Year: 2008

Volume: 14

Issue: 2

Pages: 123-130

ISSN (print): 1354-523X

ISSN (electronic): 1601-0825

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01436.x

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01436.x

PubMed id: 18208477

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