BACKGROUND The lack of information on the care for sexually transmitted infections (STI) associated syndromes may contribute for its non-inclusion as prevention and control strategy for STI in Brazil. This study aims to analyze the cases of STI - Associated Syndromes assisted in primary health care center in a city in Northeast Brazil associating them with socio-demographic and behavioral varia...

Background: Several regimens of therapy were recommended for the treatment of genital wart with different efficacies. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of podophylin 20% versus trichloroacetic acid 30% in the treatment of genital wart.Methods: This randomized clinical study was conducted on 120 cases with genital wart. They randomly received podophylin 20% or trichloroacetic...

Background.  Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes a spectrum of disease, ranging from warts to cancer. Prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with anogenital warts in East African men are unknown. Methods.  Kenyan men reporting high-risk sexual behavior were inspected for anogenital warts at enrollment and follow-up visits. Logistic regression was performed to identify associations with ano...

Background: Genital warts are one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases in the world. They are caused by different human papilloma viruses and lesions may have benign to malignant transformation. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of condyloma acuminata in the spouses of patients with genital warts. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 153...

human papilloma virus (hpv) infection is a very common infection of skin and mucosa of children and adults (1- 6).anogenital warts are a common type of hpv infection in sexually active adults, however it is seen in any age. the importance of presence of genital warts is different between adults and children in respect to differential diagnosis, associations, complications and also treatment opt...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy-safety ratio of a new topical podophyllotoxin cream 0.5% compared with podophyllotoxin solution 0.5% (Condyline) in male patients with genital warts. METHODS In an observer-blinded controlled study a total of 136 and 133 wart lesions were treated with podophyllotoxin cream 0.5% and podophyllotoxin solution 0.5%, respectively. The preparations were applied tw...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is a very common infection of skin and mucosa of children and adults (1- 6).Anogenital warts are a common type of HPV infection in sexually active adults, however it is seen in any age. The importance of presence of genital warts is different between adults and children in respect to differential diagnosis, associations, complications and also treatment opt...

Background: Dermatophyte is a group of keratinophilic fungi that cause various skin lesions depending on the affected area. Dermatophytosis is usually diagnosed by clinical manifestation and confirmed by direct microscopy or fungal culture. There might be diagnostic difficulty with the presence of atypical dermatophytosis. Atypical dermatophytosis presents with clinical appearances ranging from...

Genital human papillomavirus infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Imiquimod is a new agent, an immune-response modifier, that has been demonstrated to have potent in vivo antiviral and antitumor effects in animal models. The present prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of daily patient-applie...