Oral and laryngeal HPV infection: Incidence, prevalence and risk factors, with special regard to concurrent infection in head, neck and genitals

This review focuses on the importance of oral and laryngeal HPV infection which is present in majority sexually active individuals at least once their lifetime. Despite testing, still little known about prevalence rates, determinants and, especially, concurrent head neck, genitals. The purpose this to clarify some issues incidence, prevalence, demonstrate difficulties identification asymptomatic carriers. main premise take up topic high increasing risk for development oropharyngeal cancer, potential benefit from screening strategies, education programs vaccination. Transmission cavity oropharynx hypothesized occur mainly through sexual contact. exposure mucosa with consequence increased carcinoma depends specific behavior. Male gender, older age, race or ethnicity, hygiene current cigarette smoking are independently associated any prevalent infection.