Depigmented haloes sometimes appear around melanocytic tumors or non-melanocytic tumors, but coexistence of warts and depigmented haloes is extremely rare. We report here an unusual case of warts accompanied by depigmented haloes and subsequently-triggered generalized vitiligo. A 55-year-old Japanese man presented with a 3-year history of brown nodules on the back, upper eyelid and dorsum of th...

To cite: Mestre T, Marques Pinto G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204787 DESCRIPTION The human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the skin and mucous membranes. Common warts, filiform warts, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, mosaic warts and plantar warts represent clinical manifestations of infection with HPV. Giant warts in the hands are very r...

Received February 17, 2010, Revised April 10, 2010, Accepted for publication April 16, 2010 Corresponding author: Jin Ho Chung, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehang-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2072-2414, Fax: 82-2-742-7344, E-mail: jhchung@ snu.ac.kr Ann Dermatol Vol. 23, No. 1, 2011 DO...

condyloma acuminatum, is a rare sexually transmitted disease. the virus responsible for condyloma is human papillomavirus. hpv-6 and hpv-11 are the most commonly detected hpv genotypes, but at least 20 other hpv genotypes have occasionally been found in genital wart tissue specimens. in fact genital hpv infection is common among sexually active populations. this disease may occur at any age aft...