Letters to the editors Giant condylomata acuminata in 10-month-old girl
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Management of a giant perineal condylomata acuminata.
A condylomata acuminata infection is caused by human papillomaviridae (HPV). This sexually transmitted condition most often affects the perineal region. Importantly, infections with types 16 and 18 are associated with an increased risk for anal and cervix cancer. In most cases topical therapy is sufficient for successfully treating condylomata acuminata. Here, we report the case of a 51-year ol...
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Low-risk human papillomavirus types 6 and 11 can manifest as giant condylomata acuminata (GCA) of Buschke-Lowenstein. Up to 50% of GCA can slowly progress over years to fungating, invasive tumors. The malignant potential is attributed to unique immune evading abilities of the human papillomavirus. A 42-year-old male presented with pain and foul-smelling discharge from his genital warts. The his...
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BACKGROUND Human papillomaviruses, or HPV, are etiologic agents of all types of warts, including those associated with sexual transmission. Although previously rare in children, condylomata acuminata in the mouth have been reported for the past 10 to 15 years, and the possibility of sexual abuse needs to be considered. CASE DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old boy with poor dental health presented with a...
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Four cases of condylomata acuminata in children (two boys, two girls) are reported. Three children had perianal warts and one vulvar warts. One of the four children had been sexually assaulted, but a history of sexual contact was absent in the other three. Surgical excision was undertaken in one case and the others responded well to the local application of 25% podophyllin in benzoin tincture c...
متن کاملCondylomata acuminata ( anogenital warts )
ETIOLOGY — Condyloma acuminatum is caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. HPV encompasses a family of highly infectious and primarily sexually transmitted double-stranded DNA viruses. The incubation period after exposure ranges from three weeks to eight months. Most infections are transient and cleared within two years [2]. Persistent infections in the setting of other clinical risk f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Review
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0033-2526
DOI: 10.5114/dr.2015.51930