Giant condyloma acuminatum in the axilla.

© 2015 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1935 Journal Compilation © 2015 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Condylomata acuminata (CA) are sexually transmitted benign warty lesions that usually affect the anogenital epithelium. Low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, such as HPV type 6 or 11, is associated with the disease (1). These lesions exhibit a small papular, filiform or cauliflower-like appearance and occasionally grow to be large tumours. Large lesions are often referred to as giant condylomata acuminata (GCA), however, these lesions do not always show locally destructive, aggressive growth, similar to the GCA of Buschke and Löwenstein. GCA usually arise from genital areas, and extra-anogenital GCA is very rare. We herein report a case of GCA in the axilla associated with low-risk HPV type 11 infection.