Two distinct human papillomavirus (HPV) DNAs (MY-1 and MY-2) were molecularly cloned from the benign skin lesions of a patient with epidermodysplasia verruciformis. The restriction map of MY-1 was the same as that of HPV 3a. The map of MY-2 appeared to be different from those of any HPVs reported in the literature. MY-2 did not cross-hybridize with MY-1 or the DNAs of HPV types 1, 2 and 4 under...

Dermatol Sinica, Dec 2006 From the Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, and Taipei Municipal Wanfang Medical Center Accepted for publication: July 27, 2006 Reprint requests: Kuo-Hsien Wang, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, No.252, Wuxing Street, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan. TEL: 886-2-27372181 ext.1122 FAX: 886-2-23787139...

A 20 year-old man presented to our clinic with multiple warts on both hands and tumoral lesions on his face but otherwise healthy. On dermatological examination, numerous brown-black papular lesions, changing from 2 to 5 cm in diameter were found on his face along with multiple, flesh-coloured, flat-topped papules on the dorsa of his hands. A tumoral lesion, approximately 3 cm in diameter on th...

Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EDV) is a rare condition occurring in patients with depressed cellular immunity, particularly individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Acquired EDV is less commonly reported in recipients of stem cell or solid organ transplantation. This condition typically manifests within 5 years of initial immunosuppression and can present as multiple hyp...