DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i12.028

Pages: 1219-1222

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia or Heck's disease is uncommon, contagious, asymptomatic, and benign disease affecting the oral mucosa caused by some subtypes of human papilloma virus, especially subtypes 13 or 32. It affects mostly pediatric patients and adolescents in certain geographical regions and ethnic groups. Clinically, the lesion is characterized by the presence of multiple soft papules or nodules in the oral cavity. This paper reports a Tunisian case of 52-year-old man presented with Heck’s disease. The diagnosis is based on both clinical aspect and histopathological features. Clinicians should be familiar with this rare oral disease, which can even affect elderly patients as reported in our case. Treatment is not mandatory and may be indicated when there is esthetic and/or functional impairment.