[Purpose] The present study was conducted to investigate whether ankle proprioceptive exercise affects static and dynamic balance in normal adults. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-eight normal adults were recruited to measure their static and dynamic balancing before and after the proprioceptive exercise. A subject stood with bare feet on the round supporting platform of the device for measuring ...

Buschke-Lowenstein tumor is a relatively rare sexually transmitted disease. It is a neoplasm of the anogenital region which has benign appearance on histopathology but is locally destructive. It carries a high recurrence rate and a significant potential for malignant transformation. Human papilloma virus has been implicated as an etiologic agent for this tumor. Since this disease is rare and no...

Condyloma acuminata is caused by the proliferation of squamous epithelial cells in the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. There are several treatment options available for anogenital warts, however, none have proven to be more efficacious. We present the case of a 3 year-8 months-old male, diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, who presented with multiple w...

BACKGROUND Lichen sclerosus of the anogenital area is a chronic inflammatory and fibrosclerotic disease associated with substantial morbidity. Topical ultrapotent corticosteroids are currently the treatment of choice. OBSERVATIONS Three prepubertal girls and 3 adults (2 men, 1 woman) were treated with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment once daily. All patients experienced complete resolution with long-...

It's commendable statistic that was deciphered by Islami et al (2016). It is interesting question raised by them whether the trends of receptive anal intercourse may explain the trends towards anal cancer incidence among various countries. However, they could have also reflected in their discussions whether plain water vs. dry wipe role in anal hygiene could potentially contribute to the trends...

Evidence Three large international RCTs in females aged 15 to 26 used modified intention-to-treat analysis (including patients with positive test results for HPV at baseline) for all HPV lesions.1-4 • Quadrivalent vaccine (HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18): -FUTURE 1 trial1 following 5455 women for 4 years found decreased external genital lesions (3.8% vs 5.7% [placebo]; number needed to vaccinate [NNV] =...