Histological diagnosis of human papillomavirus infection on oral papillomas by HPV scoring system.

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the oral papillomas was histologically examined by using the HPV scoring system.

Five of seventeen oral papillomas were jugded to be HPV infeced. Two of the five papillomas were found to be HPV antigen positive by the PAP method. The authors thought that the scoring system was a useful method for diagnosing the HPV infection because it is simple and easy to use, but a slight change of scoring in the histological findings may be required for a more reliable diagnosis of oral lesions.