About some other oropharyngeal lesions caused by viruses

Herpesviruses are the most common cause of viral infections of the oropharynxin humans. However, given the capabilities of modern specific diagnostics, the identification of various pathological conditions caused by other viruses has improved. Among others, it is worth paying attention to enteroviruses because of their numerous clinical masks and tropism to various organs and systems. They are capable of causing both sporadic cases of the disease and epidemic outbreaks. Also, among the causes of oropharyngeal lesions, one should not forget about parvoviruses and papillomaviruses, which have a powerful oncogenic effect.

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