- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The oral cavity
- Chapter 3 Oral assessment
- Chapter 4 Common oral conditions
- Chapter 5 Pretreatment screening and management
- Chapter 6 Oral hygiene
- Chapter 7 Oral cancer
- Chapter 8 Other tumours of the oral cavity
- Chapter 9 Overview of complications of oral surgery
- Chapter 10 Overview of complications of radiotherapy (radiation therapy)
- Chapter 11 Trismus
- Chapter 12 Post-radiation osteonecrosis (osteoradionecrosis) of the jaws
- Chapter 13 Overview of complications of systemic chemotherapy
- Chapter 14 Oral complications of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Chapter 15 Oral mucositis
- Chapter 16 Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
- Chapter 17 Oral infections – introduction
- Chapter 18 Oral fungal infections
- Chapter 19 Oral bacterial infections
- Chapter 20 Oral viral infections
- Chapter 21 Salivary gland dysfunction
- Chapter 22 Taste disturbance
- Chapter 23 Halitosis
- Chapter 24 Orofacial pain
- Chapter 25 Miscellaneous oral problems
- Chapter 26 Oral care in paediatric cancer patients
- Chapter 27 Oral supportive care and the geriatric oncology patient
- Chapter 28 Oral care in advanced cancer patients
- Chapter 29 Quality of life and health economics
- Chapter 30 Sources of information
- Index
(p. 195) Oral viral infections
- Chapter:
- (p. 195) Oral viral infections
- Author(s):
Deborah Lockhart
and Jeremy Bagg
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199543588.003.0020
Chapter 20 discusses oral viral infections, which are a significant cause of morbidity amongst cancer patients, resulting in both oropharyngeal symptoms (e.g. pain), and systemic symptoms (e.g. malaise). Atypical presentations may be seen in immunocompromised patients. Usually, these infections represent a reactivation of latent viruses, although de novo infections may also occur in this group of patients. The oral cavity provides a potential portal for systemic dissemination (with resultant morbidity/mortality).
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- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The oral cavity
- Chapter 3 Oral assessment
- Chapter 4 Common oral conditions
- Chapter 5 Pretreatment screening and management
- Chapter 6 Oral hygiene
- Chapter 7 Oral cancer
- Chapter 8 Other tumours of the oral cavity
- Chapter 9 Overview of complications of oral surgery
- Chapter 10 Overview of complications of radiotherapy (radiation therapy)
- Chapter 11 Trismus
- Chapter 12 Post-radiation osteonecrosis (osteoradionecrosis) of the jaws
- Chapter 13 Overview of complications of systemic chemotherapy
- Chapter 14 Oral complications of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Chapter 15 Oral mucositis
- Chapter 16 Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
- Chapter 17 Oral infections – introduction
- Chapter 18 Oral fungal infections
- Chapter 19 Oral bacterial infections
- Chapter 20 Oral viral infections
- Chapter 21 Salivary gland dysfunction
- Chapter 22 Taste disturbance
- Chapter 23 Halitosis
- Chapter 24 Orofacial pain
- Chapter 25 Miscellaneous oral problems
- Chapter 26 Oral care in paediatric cancer patients
- Chapter 27 Oral supportive care and the geriatric oncology patient
- Chapter 28 Oral care in advanced cancer patients
- Chapter 29 Quality of life and health economics
- Chapter 30 Sources of information
- Index