Frequency of pathological changes in the oral cavity in patients subjected to long-term pharmacological immunosuppressive therapy after kidney, liver and haematopoietic cells transplantation

Patients subjected to long-term immunosuppressive therapy after organ and cells transplantation are more susceptible than healthy people to the development of the pathological changes in the oral cavity, including precancerous lesions, oral cancers, lesions following viral infections (HSV, EBV, CMV), fungal infections mainly caused by Candida albicans, drug-induced gingival overgrowth, stomatitis, and tongue disorders.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 11, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Martyna Osiak, Dorota Szubi ńska-Lelonkiewicz, Piotr Wychowański, Ewa Karakulska-Prystupiuk, Wiesław Jędrzejczak, Andrzej Wojtowicz, Piotr Fiedor Source Type: research