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Smith JS, Backes DM, Hudgens MG, Mei W, Chakraborty H, Rohner E, Moses S, Agot K, Meijer CJLM, Bailey RC. Male Circumcision Reduces Penile HPV Incidence and Persistence: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 30:1139-1148. [PMID: 33972367 PMCID: PMC8172477 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Male circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in men. We assessed the effect of male circumcision on the incidence and natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a randomized clinical trial in Kisumu, Kenya. METHODS Sexually active, 18- to 24-year-old men provided penile exfoliated cells for HPV DNA testing every 6 months for 2 years. HPV DNA was detected via GP5+/6+ PCR in glans/coronal sulcus and in shaft samples. HPV incidence and persistence were assessed by intent-to-treat analyses. RESULTS A total of 2,193 men participated (1,096 randomized to circumcision; 1,097 controls). HPV prevalence was 50% at baseline for both groups and dropped to 23.7% at 24 months in the circumcision group, and 41.0% in control group. Incident infection of any HPV type over 24 months was lower among men in the circumcision group than in the control group [HR = 0.61; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.52-0.72]. Clearance rate of any HPV infection over 24 months was higher in the circumcision group than in the control group (HR = 1.87; 95% CI, 1.49-2.34). Lower HPV point-prevalence, lower HPV incidence, and higher HPV clearance in the circumcision group were observed in glans but not in shaft samples. CONCLUSION Male circumcision reduced the risk of HPV acquisition and reinfection, and increased HPV clearance in the glans. IMPACT Providing voluntary, safe, and affordable male circumcision should help reduce HPV infections in men, and consequently, HPV-associated disease in their partners.
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- Jennifer S Smith
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
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Filippova A, Templier I, Lupo J, Leccia MT, Morand P, Germi R. Genital herpes zoster in an immunocompetent child. Eur J Dermatol 2020; 30:54-55. [PMID: 32031528 DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2019.3685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Anastasiia Filippova
- Laboratory of Virology CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble France and IBS, UMR 5075 CEA-CNRS-Université Grenoble-Alpes, France, Irkutsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Virology CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble France and IBS, UMR 5075 CEA-CNRS-Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
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- Laboratory of Virology CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble France and IBS, UMR 5075 CEA-CNRS-Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
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- Laboratory of Virology CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble France and IBS, UMR 5075 CEA-CNRS-Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
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Strong C, Yu YF, Zou H, Ku WW, Lee CW, Ko NY. Sexual network and detection of anogenital human papillomavirus in a community cohort of men who have sex with men in Taiwan. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216784. [PMID: 31075133 PMCID: PMC6510428 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We examined the association between anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and sexual networks in men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS A total of 253 MSM, 20 years of age and older, were recruited from the community in Southern Taiwan in 2015-2016. At baseline and at each follow-up visit, MSM were screened for HPV to identify 37 HPV genotypes. At the six-month follow-up, MSM were asked to fill out an egocentric network assessment and to report the last five persons with whom they had sex regarding the characteristics of sexual behavior with each network member. RESULTS A total of 182 participants (71.9%) returned for the follow-up and one third had at least one HPV type detected. A higher level of bridging network position calculated by the level of constraints in the network was significantly less likely to have HPV detection at the anal site. A high level of concurrency was associated with penile HPV detection (AOR = 3.16, 95% CI = 1.01-9.86). CONCLUSIONS Identifying network-related characteristics can advance our understanding of high-risk populations and for prioritizing HPV vaccine recommendations.
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- Carol Strong
- Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Fengshan Lee Chia Wen Urologic Clinic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Lisboa C, Santo I, Azevedo J, Azevedo L, Pista A, Dias C, Cunha MJ. High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus on Anal and Oral Samples from Men and Women with External Anogenital Warts: The HERCOLES Study. Acta Derm Venereol 2019; 99:557-563. [PMID: 30723872 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-3136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is highly prevalent in the sexually active population. This study estimates the prevalence of HPV DNA in anal and oral samples from a cohort of men and women with incident anogenital warts. Anal and/or oral samples from 541 patients with anogenital warts were tested for 35 HPV genotypes using a PCR assay. The overall prevalence of anal HPV and oral HPV DNA was 59.9% (n = 305/509; 95% confidence interval (CI) 55.6-64.1%) and 14.5% (n = 78/538; 95% CI 11.8-17.7%), respectively. Among patients with perianal warts, the anal HPV DNA prevalence was 92.3% (95% CI 87.0-95.5%). Anal HPV DNA prevalence in patients with genital warts but no perianal warts was 55.7% (95% CI 50.6-60.7%). Both anal and oral HPV infections were more common in men who have sex with men than in heterosexual men (90.4% versus 38.5% and 20.8% versus 11.8%, respectively). Anal high risk-HPV infection was more common in women (58.8%) and in men who have sex with men (67.7%). We found that anogenital warts represent a clinical marker for both anal and oral HPV infections, including anal high risk-HPV infections, particularly among women and men who have sex with men.
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- Carmen Lisboa
- Department of Microbiology, University of Porto, Faculty of medicine, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
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Murahwa AT, Meiring TL, Mbulawa ZZA, Williamson AL. Discovery, characterisation and genomic variation of six novel Gammapapillomavirus types from penile swabs in South Africa. Papillomavirus Res 2019; 7:102-111. [PMID: 30844514 PMCID: PMC6416656 DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Six novel human papillomaviruses from penile swabs were characterised. Multiple full genome clones for each novel type were generated, and complete genome sizes were: HPV211 (7253bp), HPV212 (7208bp), HPV213 (7096bp), HPV214 (7357), HPV215 (7186bp) and HPV216 (7233bp). Phylogenetically the novel papillomaviruses all clustered with Gammapapillomaviruses: HPV211 is most closely related to HPV168 (72% identity in the L1 nucleotide sequence) of the Gamma-8 species, HPV212 is most closely related to HPV144 (82.9%) of the Gamma-17 species, HPV213 is most closely related to HPV153 (71.8%) of the Gamma-13 species, HPV214 is most closely related to HPV103 (75.3%) of the Gamma-6 species, HPV215 and HPV216 are most closely related to HPV129 (76.8% and 79.2% respectively) of the Gamma-9 species. The novel HPV types demonstrated the classical genomic organisation of Gammapapillomavirusess, with seven open reading frames (ORFs) encoding five early (E1, E2, E4, E6 and E7) and two late (L1 and L2) proteins. Typical of Gammapapillomavirusess the novel types all lacked the E5 ORF and HPV214 also lacked the E6 ORF. HPV212 had nine unique variants, HPV213 had five and HPV215 had four variants. Conserved domains observed among the novel types are the Zinc finger Binding Domain and PDZ domains. A retinoblastoma binding domain (pRB) binding domain in E7 protein was additionally identified in HPV214. This study expands the knowledge of the rapidly growing Gammapapillomavirus genus.
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- Alltalents T Murahwa
- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Center for HIV and STIs, National Institute for Communicable Disease, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; SAMRC Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; SAMRC Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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da Silva RJC, Sudenga SL, Sichero L, Baggio ML, Galan L, Cintra R, Torres BN, Stoler M, Giuliano AR, Villa LL. HPV-related external genital lesions among men residing in Brazil. Braz J Infect Dis 2017; 21:376-385. [PMID: 28399426 PMCID: PMC6561086 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of external genital lesions (EGLs), specifically histologically confirmed condyloma (genital warts) and Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PeIN), and genital HPV infection progression to EGLs among healthy men aged 18-73 residing in Brazil. Subjects included 1118 men enrolled in the HPV Infection in Men (HIM) study between July 2005 and June 2009. At each visit, EGLs were biopsied and subjected to pathological evaluation. HPV status in genital swabs and biopsies was determined by Linear Array and INNO-LiPA, respectively. Age-specific EGLs incidence and the proportion and median time to EGL development were estimated. Kaplan-Meier cumulative incidence rates at 6, 12, and 24 months were determined. During follow-up, 73 men developed an incident EGL. Men could develop multiple EGLs and there were 36 men with condyloma, 27 men with lesions suggestive of condyloma, six men with PeIN, and 20 men with non-HPV lesions. HPV-positive men who developed EGLs were younger (p=0.002) than men that did not develop lesions. Among the 815 men with HPV infection, 4% progressed to EGL with the same HPV detected in the swab. During follow up, 15.7% of genital HPV-6 and HPV-11 infections progressed to condyloma (median progression time of nine months for HPV-6 versus 6.8 months for HPV-11). Approximately 1% of HPV-16 infections progressed to PeIN with a median progression time of 25 months. HPV types covered by the 4-valent HPV vaccine were detected in 82.3% and 83.3% of condyloma and PeIN, respectively. The high burden of HPV and high frequency of progression to disease underscores the need to offer HPV prophylactic vaccination to men to reduce the overall burden of infection and diseases caused by HPV.
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- H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Ludwig de Pesquisa Sobre o Câncer, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Tampa, FL, USA
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- University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Radiologia e Oncologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Senkomago V, Backes DM, Hudgens MG, Poole C, Meshnick SR, Agot K, Moses S, Snijders PJ, Meijer CJ, Hesselink AT, Schlecht NF, Bailey RC, Smith JS. Higher HPV16 and HPV18 Penile Viral Loads Are Associated With Decreased Human Papillomavirus Clearance in Uncircumcised Kenyan Men. Sex Transm Dis 2016; 43:572-8. [PMID: 27513384 PMCID: PMC4985051 DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whether higher penile human papillomavirus (HPV) viral load is associated with a lower rate of HPV clearance remains unknown. OBJECTIVES We examined the association between penile HPV16 and HPV18 viral load and subsequent HPV clearance in uncircumcised Kenyan men. STUDY DESIGN Participants were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative, sexually active, 18- to 24-year-old men randomized to the control arm of a male circumcision trial in Kisumu, Kenya. Men provided exfoliated penile cells from two anatomical sites (glans/coronal sulcus and shaft) every 6 months for 2 years. GP5+/6+ polymerase chain reaction was used to identify 44 HPV-DNA types. Human papillomavirus viral load testing was conducted using a LightCyler real-time polymerase chain reaction assay; viral load was classified as high (>250 copies/scrape) or low (≤250 copies/scrape), for nonquantifiable values. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression modeling were used to examine the association between HPV viral load and HPV clearance. RESULTS A total of 1097 men, with 291 HPV16 and 131 HPV18 cumulative infections over 24 months were analyzed. Human papillomavirus clearance at 6 months after first HPV detection was lower for high versus low viral load HPV16 infections in the glans (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.46-0.92)] and shaft (aHR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.16-0.90), and HPV18 infections in the glans (aHR, 0.05; 95% CI, 0.01-0.17). DISCUSSION High versus low HPV viral load was associated with a reduced HPV clearance for HPV16 infections in the glans and shaft, and for HPV18 infections in the glans, among young uncircumcised men. Reduced clearance of high viral load HPV16 and HPV18 infections in men may increase HPV transmission to their female partners as well as enhance the development of penile lesions in comparison to men with low viral load HPV infections.
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- Virginia Senkomago
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya
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- Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Uzal FA, Woods L, Stillian M, Nordhausen R, Read DH, Van Kampen H, Odani J, Hietala S, Hurley EJ, Vickers ML, Gard SM. Abortion and Ulcerative Posthitis Associated with Caprine Herpesvirus–1 Infection in Goats in California. J Vet Diagn Invest 2016; 16:478-84. [PMID: 15460339 DOI: 10.1177/104063870401600523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Three outbreaks of late-gestation abortions in does and ulcerative posthitis in bucks, associated with caprine herpes virus–1 (CHV-1), in California are described. In herd A, 10 of 17 does aborted in a 7-day period, whereas in herd B, 4 of 130 does aborted in a 45-day period and in herd C, 100 of 300 does aborted in a 3-week period. Most fetuses had multifocal pinpoint depressed foci with a zone of hyperemia on external and cut surfaces of the kidneys, liver, lungs, and adrenal glands. Histologically, scattered multifocal areas of necrosis with mild neutrophilic infiltrate were observed in kidneys, brain, liver, adrenal glands, and lungs of most fetuses of the 3 herds. Large amphophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies, which displaced the chromatin, were observed in cells within and around the necrotic foci in kidneys and adrenal glands. Particles 85–113 nm in size with morphology compatible with herpes virus were observed in the nuclei of these cells when examined by electron microscopy. Irregular, shallow, red ulcers were observed in the prepuce of 1 buck from herd C. Prepuce biopsies from this animal had necrosis of the superficial mucosal epithelium and severe submucosal lymphoplasmocytic infiltrates. Large intranuclear amphophilic inclusion bodies were observed in most cells of the stratum spinosum of the preputial epithelium, but no viral particles were observed in these cells. Caprine herpes virus–1 was isolated from tissue pools of fetuses from the 3 herds but not from prepuce biopsies. Positive results were obtained when tissues of a fetus from herd C were processed by a polymerase chain reaction technique to amplify the amino terminus of the glycoprotein C gene of CHV-1. Sera from aborted does from herds B and C and from the 3 bucks from herd C had high antibody titers to CHV-1. The results presented here support the hypothesis that the male goat is involved in the transmission of CHV-1. However, other forms of transmission cannot be ruled out.
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- Francisco A Uzal
- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino Branch, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, San Bernardino, CA 92408, USA
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Colón-López V, Ortiz AP, Del Toro-Mejías L, Clatts M, Durán-Guzmán G, Pérez N, DaCosta M, Palefsky J. Prevalence and Correlates of Penile HPV Infection in a Clinic-Based Sample of Hispanic Males. P R Health Sci J 2015; 34:128-134. [PMID: 26356736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this manuscript is to describe the prevalence, genotypic distribution of penile HPV infection and the behavioral risk factors associated with penile HPV infection (any HPV type, high-oncogenic-risk [HR] types, low-oncogenic-risk [LR] types, and of multiple HPV types) in a group of sexually active males who went to an STI clinic in San Juan, Puerto Rico. METHODS After providing informed consent, the participants, underwent a detailed behavioral interview and a clinical examination. Frequency distributions and descriptive statistics were used to characterize the study samples. Prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for any type of HPV, HR types, LR types, or multiple types. Logistic regression analyses was performed to determine factors associated with each of the HPV types. RESULTS Two hundred and six participants were enrolled in this study. The mean age of the participants was 37.8±13.1 years. Close to 80% of the sample were infected with at least one HPV type; 73.5% were infected with one or more LR-HPV types; 32.4%, with one or more HR-HPV types; and 46.0%, with multiple HPV types. The most prevalent HR types were HPV-35, -31, and -16; the most prevalent LR types were HPV 6/11, and -84. After adjusting for age, having a high number of lifetime female sexual partners was highly associated with having multiple types of HPV infection (estimated OR=2.86; 95% CI=1.41, 5.80). CONCLUSION HPV infection is common among sexually active males frequenting this STI clinic. HPV types not covered by the current quadrivalent HPV vaccine were identified. Multiple HPV types in the penis are significantly related to the lifetime number of female sexual partners. The high prevalence of HPV at this particular STI clinic evidences that males need to be targeted in primary care settings if the available vaccine is to be effectively promoted. In addition, opportunities for secondary prevention of HPV in STI settings are recommended, because of the burden of anal and penile cancer documented in the island.
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- Vivian Colón-López
- Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, PR; Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
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- Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, PR; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
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- Center for Research on Global Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
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- Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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Pandey AB, Nandi S, Tiwari AK, Audarya SD, Sharma K, Pradhan SK, Chauhan RS. Investigation of an outbreak of infectious pustular balanoposthitis in cattle breeding bulls at a frozen semen bank. REV SCI TECH OIE 2015; 33:927-36. [PMID: 25812216 DOI: 10.20506/rst.33.3.2330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Infectious pustular balanoposthitis (IPB) is one of the reproductive disorders caused by bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV1) that can be transmitted through artificial insemination. A herd of 63 breeding bulls at a frozen semen bank in Odisha state in India experienced a suspected outbreak of IPB, with 11 bulls showing clinical signs of the infection. Clinical signs were noticed in two bulls initially and a few days after in the other nine animals. Serum samples from 53 bulls were examined for anti-BoHV1 antibodies using a virus neutralisation test (VNT) and a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA); the remaining ten bulls were not included in the study because it was difficult to restrain them at that time. Paired serum samples were collected 21 days apart from ten clinically affected bulls (the eleventh clinically affected bull was not included in the study for the reason stated above). In the neutralisation test, the paired serum samples showed a two- to fourfold increase in anti-BoHV1 antibody titre; in the cELISA, the paired samples were also found positive for anti-BoHV1 antibodies. Serum samples from 43 in-contact bulls were collected about day 22 after the first observation of clinical infection in the herd. Among these serum samples, a total of 30 were found positive for anti-BoHV1 antibodies in the VNT and a total of 30 were found positive in cELISA. Ten samples were positive in one test but not the other and 25 tested positive in both tests. In all, 35 serum samples from in-contact bulls tested positive in either one or both of the two types of test. An overall agreement of 76.74% was found in detection of anti-BoHV1 antibodies in the two tests. Sensitivity was higher than specificity in detection of anti-BoHV1 antibodies in the serum samples. The glycoprotein C region of the genomic DNA of BoHV1 was amplified from semen samples by polymerase chain reaction. The findings from the outbreak indicate that continuous monitoring of breeding bulls at frozen semen banks is warranted to avoid the risks associated with artificial insemination.
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Cestaro G, De Rosa M, Gentile M, Massa S. A case of HPV and acquired genital lymphangioma: over-lapping clinical features. Ann Ital Chir 2015; 86:S2239253X15023695. [PMID: 25818349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Lymphatic malformation or lymphangioma is a benign proliferation of the lymphatics accounting for 4% of all vascular malformations and 26% of all benign vascular tumors. There are several reports about genital lymphangiomas mimicking venereal lesions, such as genital warts. Hereby we described a case of a 24 year old man affected by multiple vesicles and warts in genital area. All hematological and biochemical parameters, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Treponema Pallidum tests, C1-Inhibitor and C1-Q values were within limits. An accurate fulguration and wide excision of bigger lesions were performed. Histological examination showed numerous dilated lymphatic vessels in the superficial dermis with infiltration of inflammatory cells, that is a histopathological picture compatible with genital lymphangioma. Considering our clinical suspicion of condylomatosis, HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Polimerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Genotyping, named INNOLiPA test, was performed, that revealed a genital infection by HPV - genotype 6. We think that our case can be considered an example of HPV infection and acquired genital lymphangioma overlap clinical syndrome. The patient presented any lesions one year after the procedure at follow-up examination.
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Kato M, Shimizu A, Takeuchi Y, Hattori T, Abe M, Amano H, Motegi SI, Tamura A, Ishikawa O. Human papillomaviruses in anogenital epithelial lesions. Acta Derm Venereol 2014; 94:597-9. [PMID: 24448688 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Madoka Kato
- Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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Shim TN, Minhas S, Muneer A, Bunker CB. Atypical presentation of genital herpes simplex (HSV-2) in two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Acta Derm Venereol 2014; 94:246-7. [PMID: 23975187 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Tang N Shim
- Department of Dermatology, University College Hospital, NW1 2BU London, United Kingdom
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Backes DM, Bleeker MC, Meijer CJ, Hudgens MG, Agot K, Bailey RC, Ndinya-Achola J, Hayombe J, Hogewoning CJ, Moses S, Snijders PJ, Smith JS. Male circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated penile lesions among Kenyan men. Int J Cancer 2012; 130:1888-97. [PMID: 21618520 PMCID: PMC3262059 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated penile lesions in men may increase the risk of HPV transmission to their female partners. Risk factor data on HPV-associated penile lesions are needed from regions with a high burden of cervical cancer. Visual inspection of the penis was conducted using a colposcope at the 24-month visit among participants in a randomized controlled trial of male circumcision in Kenya, from May 2006 to October 2007. All photos were read independently by two observers for quality control. Penile exfoliated cells sampled from the glans/coronal sulcus and the shaft were tested for HPV DNA using GP5+/6+ PCR and for HPV16, 18 and 31 viral loads using a real time PCR assay. Of 275 men, 151 were circumcised and 124 uncircumcised. The median age was 22 years. Circumcised men had a lower prevalence of flat penile lesions (0.7%) versus uncircumcised (26.0%); adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 0.02; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.003-0.1. Compared to men who were HPV negative, men who were HPV DNA positive (OR = 6.5; 95% CI = 2.4-17.5) or who had high HPV16/18/31 viral load (OR = 5.2; 95% CI = 1.1-24.4) had higher odds of flat penile lesions. Among men with flat penile lesions, HPV56 (29.0%) and 16 (25.8%) were the most common types within single or multiple infections. Flat penile lesions are much more frequent in uncircumcised men and associated with higher prevalence of HPV and higher viral loads. This study suggests that circumcision reduces the prevalence of HPV-associated flat lesions and may ultimately reduce male-to-female HPV transmission.
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- Danielle M. Backes
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kisumu, Kenya
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kisumu, Kenya
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- Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Zhou H. [Verruciform xanthoma of glans penis: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2012; 41:127. [PMID: 22455893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Bjekic M, Markovic M, Sipetic S. Penile herpes zoster: an unusual location for a common disease. Braz J Infect Dis 2011; 15:599-600. [PMID: 22218522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Herpes zoster is a common dermatological condition which affects up to 20% of the population, most frequently involving the thoracic and facial dermatomes with sacral lesions occurring rarely and only a few reported cases of penile shingles. CASE REPORT We report two cases of unusual penile clinical presentations of varicella zoster virus infection in immunocompetent men. The patients presented with grouped clusters of vesicles and erythema on the left side of penile shaft and posterior aspect of the left thigh and buttock, involving s2-s4 dermatomes. The lesions resolved quickly upon administration of oral antiviral therapy. CONCLUSION Penile herpes zoster should not be overlooked in patients with unilateral vesicular rash.
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- Milan Bjekic
- Department of Venereal Diseases, City Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Belgrade, Serbia
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Elston DM. What is your diagnosis? Bowenoid papulosis. Cutis 2010; 86:278-296. [PMID: 21284277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Dirk M Elston
- Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Arias-Santiago S, Girón-Prieto MS, Husein-El-Ahmed H, Fernández-Pugnaire MA, Naranjo-Sintes R. Dermacase. Can you identify this condition? Genital herpes. Can Fam Physician 2010; 56:1303-1306. [PMID: 21156897 PMCID: PMC3001925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate if the cellularity of Hybrid Capture samples (Digene, São Paulo, Brazil) influences the results of HPV-DNA Hybrid Capture tests in men. STUDY DESIGN We harvested material from penile scrapings for the Hybrid Capture HPV test. This material was then used to make cytologic smears, which we used to evaluate for the presence of nonnucleated squamous cells, nucleated squamous cells and glandular cells. The cellularity of nucleated squamous cells was classified as absent, low, moderate or high. Subsequently, we performed the Hybrid Capture test to identify the low and high risk of HPV and compared these results with the cytologic findings. We used the Fisher and odds ratio tests at CI of 95% to determine statistical significance. RESULTS Of the 88 tests performed, 65 (74.0%) were negative for HPV-DNA and 23 (26.0%) were positive. Nucleated and nonnucleated squamous cells were absent on nine slides, all of which tested negative for HPV. When only nonnudcleated squamous cells were found, 20% of the cases were positive for HPV-DNA (p < 0.0001; OR = 26.185). The presence of nucleated squamous cells correlated with 33% HPV-DNA positivity (p < 0.0001, OR = 49.05). CONCLUSION Assessing the presence of non-nucleated and nucleated squamous cells on cytologic smears prior to performing an HPV-DNA test is a useful tool for quality control in penile samples.
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- José Eleutério
- Department of Mother and Child Health, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.
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Arrabal-Polo MA, Arias-Santiago S, Jiménez-Pacheco A, Zuluaga-Gómez A. [Condylomatous cell carcinoma of the penis associated with multimetastatic human papillomavirus]. Actas Urol Esp 2010; 34:392-393. [PMID: 20470704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Osterne RLV, Matos Brito RGD, Pacheco IA, Alves APNN, Sousa FB. Management of erythema multiforme associated with recurrent herpes infection: a case report. J Can Dent Assoc 2009; 75:597-601. [PMID: 19840503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Erythema multiforme is an acute mucocutaneous disorder, characterized by varying degrees of blistering and ulceration. We report a case of recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme managed with prophylactic acyclovir. An 11-year-old boy had lesions in the oral cavity and lips, which had been diagnosed as erythema multiforme minor. Four months later, the patient had desquamative gingivitis with erythematous lesions and necrotic areas in the skin. This episode was not related to drug intake, which suggests that the erythema multiforme was a result of herpetic infection. This hypothesis was supported by positive serology for herpes simplex virus. Five months later, the patient returned with new oral, skin and penis mucosal lesions. The diagnosis was confirmed as herpes simplex virus-associated erythema multiforme major. The episode was treated with acyclovir, and acyclovir was used prophylactically for 7 months to control the disease.
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Potocnik M, Kocjan BJ, Seme K, Poljak M. Distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in genital warts from males in Slovenia. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2007; 16:91-98. [PMID: 17994168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genital warts (GWs) are the most frequent benign tumors in the anogenital region of both males and females. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are etiologically associated with the development of virtually all GWs. HPV-6 and HPV-11 are the most commonly detected HPV genotypes, but at least 20 other alpha-HPV genotypes have occasionally been found in GW tissue specimens. OBJECTIVE There is limited knowledge of GWs in Slovenia. Thus in this study we tested 55 GW tissue specimens collected from the same number of male patients using 2 different PCR protocols to obtain the first data concerning HPV and GWs in Slovenia. MATERIAL AND METHODS 55 GW tissue specimens were tested for the presence of HPV using PGMY09/PGMY11 and CPI/CPIIg polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HPV genotypes were determined using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PGMY09/11 PCR products or by sequencing of the CPI/CPIIg PCR products. In some GWs, the genotyping results were also confirmed using the Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test. RESULTS HPV DNA was detected in all 55 tissue specimens of GWs. HPV-6 or HPV-11 was detected in 53 cases of GWs, and HPV-44 and candHPV-91 in one GW each. HPV-6 was detected approximately 4 times more frequently than HPV-11. In addition, HPV-16, HPV-31, HPV-51, HPV-53, HPV-55, candHPV-62, HPV-66, HPV-70, HPV-73, and HPV-84 were detected in some GW specimens. According to the published data, our study is the first to report the presence of candHPV-62 and candHPV-91 in GW tissue specimens. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that HPV can be found in virtually all GW tissue specimens obtained from male patients in Slovenia. Because HPV-6 or HPV-11 was detected in 96.4% of GWs studied, it seems that, if a quadrivalent HPV vaccine proves to be effective in males, this vaccine could prevent the great majority of incidental GWs in males in Slovenia.
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- M Potocnik
- Department of Dermatovenereology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Zaloska 2, SI-1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Molluscum contagiosum may present in a variety of clinical and pathologic guises. We present the clinicopathologic features of an unusual case that initially was misinterpreted as bowenoid papulosis. The relevant histologic attributes of this case include the presence of a violaceous hyperplastic squamous epithelium adjacent to the infected keratinocytes. The presence of this violaceous cytoplasmic staining should prompt a search for molluscum in the appropriate clinical context.
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- Kenneth B Calder
- Department of Pathology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Odessa, FL, USA
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Bilenchi R, Poggiali S, De Padova LA, Pisani C, De Paola M, Fimiani M. Human papillomavirus reactivation following topical tacrolimus therapy of anogenital lichen sclerosus. Br J Dermatol 2007; 156:405-6. [PMID: 17223903 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07662.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Giraldo PC, Eleutério J, Cavalcante DIM, Gonçalves AKS, Romão JAA, Eleutério RMN. The role of high-risk HPV-DNA testing in the male sexual partners of women with HPV-induced lesions. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007; 137:88-91. [PMID: 17485158 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 11/04/2006] [Accepted: 12/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives were to assess the prevalence of high-risk HPV in the male sexual partners of women with HPV-induced lesions, and correlate it with biopsies guided by peniscopy. STUDY DESIGN Fifty-four asymptomatic male sexual partners of women with low-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (LSIL) associated with high-risk HPV were examined between April 2003 and June 2005. The DNA-HPV was tested using a second-generation hybrid capture technique in scraped penile samples. Peniscopy identified acetowhite lesions leading to biopsy. RESULTS High-risk HPV was present in 25.9% (14 out of 54) of the cases. Peniscopy led to 13 biopsies (24.07%), which resulted in two cases of condyloma, two cases of intra-epithelial neoplasia (PIN) I, one case of PIN II, and eight cases of normal tissue. The high-risk HPV test demonstrated 80% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value, and 88.9% negative predictive value for the identification of penile lesions. There was a greater chance of finding HPV lesions in the biopsy in the positive cases of high-risk HPV with abnormal peniscopy (p=0.007); OR=51 (CI 1.7-1527.1). CONCLUSION Among asymptomatic male sexual partners of women with low-grade intra-epithelial squamous lesions, those infected by high-risk HPV have a higher chance of having abnormal penile tissue compared with male partners without that infection.
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- Paulo C Giraldo
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Feng JY, Peng ZH, Rao GZ, Tang XP, Liu YP. [Expression of Langerhans cell-related chemokine genes in condyloma acuminatum epidermis]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007; 23:324-6. [PMID: 17428386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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AIM To investigate differential gene expression of Langerhans cell-related chemokines in condyloma acuminatum (CA) epidermis and normal epidermis. METHODS Gene expression of Langerhans cell-related chemokines in three CA epidermal lesions and in three normal controls was screened using Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays HG-U 133A 2.0, and part of the above differential gene expression was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS With microarrays, seven down-regulated genes of Langerhans cell-related chemokine were detected in three CA epidermal lesions as compared with three normal controls, and the down-regulation of CXCR4 and CCL20 was verified by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. CONCLUSION Several Langerhans cell-related chemokine genes are found down-regulated in CA epidermis as compared with normal epidermis, and the down-regulation of these genes may contribute to the decreased number and the homing disturbance of LC in CA epidermis.
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- Jin-Yun Feng
- Department of Dermatology, the Second Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China.
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Kluger N, Boutboul D, Molinari E, Haroche J, Rozenberg F, Amoura Z, Francès C. Hépatite aiguë lors d’une primo-infection à Herpès simplex virus 2 chez un malade atteint d’un lupus érythémateux disséminé. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2007; 134:369-73. [PMID: 17483758 DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(07)89193-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare complication associated with a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. It mainly affects adults with impaired cell-mediated immunity. Mucocutaneous involvement is seen in only 57% to 70% of patients and the clinical aspects of the lesions may sometimes be misleading. Here we report a new case that developed during primary HSV-2 infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. CASE REPORT A 57 year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with oral prednisone presented a disseminated varicella-like eruption with acute liver failure related to primary genital HSV-2 infection. Type-specific HSV deoxyribonucleic acid amplification by polymerase chain reaction on serum and oral lesion samples revealed type 2 HSV. Dramatic improvement was observed with parenteral acyclovir. DISCUSSION Hepatitis due to HSV is a rare but potentially fatal disorder chiefly affecting adults with impaired immune systems. In this case, HSV affects the liver during primary or recurrent infection. If initiated quickly, parenteral acyclovir can cure hepatitis, which means that this diagnosis must be considered in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients with high fever, leucopoenia and marked elevation of aminotransferase levels. Mucocutaneous signs are present in only 57 to 70% of cases. Careful physical examination to detect herpes lesions should be done in all cases of acute liver failure. HSV viremia testing may confirm the diagnosis by non-invasive means. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are at increased risk for infection due to immunosuppressive drugs, but also to numerous intrinsic immunologic abnormalities such as a recently reported deficit in NK cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
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- N Kluger
- Université Montpellier I, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint Eloi, CHU Montpellier.
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Lucker GPH, Speel EJM, Creytens DHK, van Geest AJ, Peeters JHM, Claessen SMH, Vermeulen AHM, Pauwels P, Meulemans EV. Differences in Imiquimod Treatment Outcome in Two Patients with Bowenoid Papulosis Containing Either Episomal or Integrated Human Papillomavirus 16. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 127:727-9. [PMID: 17008876 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Frega A, French D, Pace S, Maranghi L, Palazzo A, Iacovelli R, Biamonti A, Moscarini M, Vecchione A. Prevalence of acetowhite areas in male partners of women affected by HPV and squamous intra-epithelial lesions (SIL) and their prognostic significance. A multicenter study. Anticancer Res 2006; 26:3171-4. [PMID: 16886652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Estimates for the prevalence of cervical HPV infection vary and are only available for a few populations with regard to male partners. Attention has been drawn to the male role in cancer progression from cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, but most of the male lesions are subclinical and only visible after acetowhite staining. The prognostic significance of acetowhite areas, of male partners of women affected by HPV and preneoplastic lesions, was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cohort of 3210 male partners of women affected by HPV infection and/or preneoplastic lesion of the lower genital tract was observed from 1987 to 2001. Acetowhite changes were assessed 5 min after the application of 5% solution of acetic acid and biopsies were tested for HPV-DNA by PCR. Patients with HPV lesions underwent CO2 laser surgery and follow-up. RESULTS Of the 3210 male partners, 39.12% exhibited clinical HPV lesions and 3.64% subclinical lesions identified as acetowhite areas. In the group of 117 male partners with acetowhite areas, the HPV-DNA test was positive (HPV 6-11) in 36.75% and negative in 63.24% (p<0.001). No statistical differences were observed between HPV+/- groups regarding their sexual habits. The HPV-positive infection group compared to the HPV-negative group showed a statistically significant difference for CO2 laser surgery (p<0.001). CONCLUSION The acetic acid test can give false-positives and is not a specific indicator of HPV infection, and thus the limited efficacy of tests for acetowhite areas was confirmed. The treatment of clinical lesions is necessary. Follow-up represents the major route to the diagnosis of preneoplastic lesions in men and for the prevention of cervical carcinoma in their female partners.
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- Antonio Frega
- Department of Gynecology, Perinatology and Child Health, University of Rome La Sapienza, Policlinic Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy.
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Sirera G, Videla S, Piñol M, Cañadas MP, Llatjos M, Ballesteros AL, García-Cuyás F, Castellá E, Guerola R, Tural C, Rey-Joly C, Clotet B. High prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in the anus, penis and mouth in HIV-positive men. AIDS 2006; 20:1201-4. [PMID: 16691074 DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000226963.10342.f4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) types are associated with squamous cell cancers. HIV infection is linked with a higher prevalence of anal HPV infection. It is important to assess whether HPV is present in other body parts involved in sexual practices to establish a cancer prevention program. A high prevalence of high-risk HPV types was present in the anus, penis and mouth (78, 36 and 30%, respectively) in a cohort of HIV-infected males (men who have sex with men and heterosexual), without evidence of pathology in these areas.
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- Guillem Sirera
- HIV Clinical Unit, Department of Medicine, and Lluita Contra La SIDA Foundation, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Barcelona)-08916, Spain
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Luo KP, Jiang H, Jiao Q, Wang GL, Zong YB, Ma LL. [Treatment of multiple condyloma acuminatum of the coronary sulcus with sleeve circumcision of prepuce and coronary sulcus skin (a report of 35 cases)]. Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 2006; 12:240-2, 246. [PMID: 16597042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of sleeve circumcision of prepuce and coronary sulcus skin in the treatment of patients with multiple condyloma acuminatum (CA) of coronary sulcus of penis. METHODS In a randomized clinical control study, 35 patients were randomized to the treatment group and received sleeve circumcision of prepuce and coronary sulcus skin. 34 patients were randomized to the control group, received electric cauterization of verrucae plus the general circumcision. The recurrence of CA was evaluated in follow-up visit within three months after the treatment. RESULTS The stitches were taken out 10.2 days after operation in the treatment group, and 8.1 days in the control group. There were no complication in the treatment group, the average healing time of electric cauterization wound was 19.4 days in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the recurrence rate of CA between the treatment group and the control group (5.7% vs 26.5% , P <0.05). CONCLUSIONS The sleeve circumcision of prepuce and coronary sulcus skin is more effective than electric cauterization of verrucae plus the general circumcision in the treatment of patients with multiple condyloma acuminatum of coronary sulcus of penis.
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- Kang-ping Luo
- Department of Urology, the third Hospital of Beijing University, China
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Rombaldi RL, Serafini EP, Villa LL, Vanni AC, Baréa F, Frassini R, Xavier M, Paesi S. Infection with human papillomaviruses of sexual partners of women having cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Braz J Med Biol Res 2006; 39:177-87. [PMID: 16470304 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006000200003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies show that human papillomaviruses (HPV) are strongly related to cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN). Unlike the case for women, there are no consistent data on the natural history of HPV in the male population even though these viruses are prevalent in males. We carried out a prospective study to assess the prevalence of HPV in males as well as the factors that determine such infections in 99 male sexual partners of women with CIN. The genitalia of the males were physically examined and subjected to peniscopy for the collection of scrapings which were subjected to the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism to detect HPV. Of the 99 males sampled, 54 (54.5%) were positive for HPV DNA, 24% of whom presented normal peniscopy, 28% presented evident clinical lesions and 48% isolated lesions consistent with subclinical infection. In the HPV-negative group, 53% showed normal peniscopy, 4% presented evident clinical lesions and 42% isolated lesions consistent with subclinical infection. The study detected a statistically significant association (P < 0.02, Pearson chi-square test) between HPV infection and both the mean number of sexual partners which a male had during his life and the mean number of sexual partners in the year prior to testing. Viral types 6 and 11 were most frequently encountered. The study shows that infection with HPV was frequent in male sexual partners of women with CIN.
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- R L Rombaldi
- Laboratório de Diagnóstico Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Genital warts represent benign epithelial proliferations induced by human papillomavirus. The goal of treatment is the clearance of visible warts. Different regimens are available. Flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser (FPDL) represents one of many treatment options for the management of viral warts (verrucae vulgares), its effectiveness being comparable with that of conventional therapies. We evaluated the effectivity of FPDL light for the treatment of genital warts. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study was performed to examine the efficacy of FPDL in untreated genital warts in which 22 patients were included. RESULTS All patients showed complete remission after 1.59 (1-5) laser sessions and no scarring was observed. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrate that FPDL is a simple and safe, cost and time saving alternative treatment option for genital warts and should be listed in genital warts treatment guidelines.
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- Peter Komericki
- Department for Environmental Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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Bleeker MCG, Hogewoning CJA, Berkhof J, Voorhorst FJ, Hesselink AT, van Diemen PM, van den Brule AJC, Snijders PJF, Meijer CJLM. Concordance of specific human papillomavirus types in sex partners is more prevalent than would be expected by chance and is associated with increased viral loads. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 41:612-20. [PMID: 16080082 DOI: 10.1086/431978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are generally accepted to be sexually transmitted, but studies of HPV infections in sex partners are limited. We investigated HPV type-specific concordance and viral load in 238 heterosexual couples. Women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia were the index patients in these couples. METHODS GP5+/6+ polymerase chain reaction (PCR), followed by reverse-line blot analysis, was used for the detection of 45 HPV types in cervical and penile scrape samples. Viral loads were subsequently determined in scrape samples positive for HPV types 16, 18, 31, and 33 by LightCycler-based real-time PCR assays. RESULTS A total of 89.9% of the women and 72.9% of their male partners were HPV positive. Predominantly high-risk HPV types were found in persons of both sexes, but infections with multiple and non-high-risk HPV types were more common in men. Of the HPV-positive couples, 57.8% of the men had the same HPV type as their partners; this rate was significantly higher than that expected by chance (P < .001). Moreover, these HPV-concordant men had higher penile scrape viral loads than did the non-HPV-concordant men. For HPV type 16-positive women, higher cervical viral loads were predictive of presence of HPV type 16 in their sex partners. CONCLUSIONS In sexually active couples, HPV type concordance was more prevalent than expected by chance and was associated with increased viral loads. These data provide biological support for HPV transmission between sex partners.
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- Maaike C G Bleeker
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bleeker MCG, Berkhof J, Hogewoning CJA, Voorhorst FJ, van den Brule AJC, Starink TM, Snijders PJF, Meijer CJLM. HPV type concordance in sexual couples determines the effect of condoms on regression of flat penile lesions. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:1388-92. [PMID: 15812547 PMCID: PMC2361997 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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We earlier demonstrated, in a randomised clinical trial, that the regression time of flat penile lesions in male sexual partners of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) was shorter in men who used condoms compared to those who did not. To further evaluate this finding, we examined whether the effect of condom use on the regression of flat penile lesions depends on the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) type concordance in sexual couples, as determined in cervical and penile scrapes by GP5+/6+ PCR testing. A Cox model with time-dependent covariates showed a beneficial effect of condoms on regression of flat penile lesions in concordant couples (hazard ratio 2.63, 95% CI 1.07-6.48) but not in those who were nonconcordant. When both partners harboured different HPV types, no effect of condoms was found (hazard ratio 0.90, 95% CI 0.27-2.96). Delayed regression of flat penile lesions was associated with either stable lesions or with new penile lesions developing at sites surrounding pre-existing lesions suggesting reinfection of the penile epithelium. We conclude that condom use blocks sexual HPV transmission by preventing reinfection and development of new penile lesions in men who are susceptible to the same type as present in the female partner.
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- M C G Bleeker
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center (VUmc), PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands. E-mail:
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Nicolau SM, Camargo CGC, Stávale JN, Castelo A, Dôres GB, Lörincz A, de Lima GR. Human papillomavirus DNA detection in male sexual partners of women with genital human papillomavirus infection. Urology 2005; 65:251-5. [PMID: 15708032 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Accepted: 09/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in the male partners of HPV-infected women, assess the concordance of the viral group in the infected pair, define the most affected sites in the male genitalia, and compare diagnostic methods in men. METHODS Fifty male, stable sexual partners of women positive for HPV DNA by the Hybrid Capture 2 (hc2) test had material brushed from six different anogenital areas for hc2 testing. One week later, patients underwent classic peniscopy, and the lesions were biopsied for histologic analysis and hc2 testing. RESULTS The brushings were HPV DNA positive in 35 (70%) of the 50 men: 32% in the high-risk HPV group, 14% in the low-risk HPV group, and 24% in both groups. HPV detection per anatomic site was 24% in the glans, 44% in the prepuce internal surface, 30% in the distal urethra, 24% in the prepuce external surface, 12% in the scrotum, and 8% in the anus. Acetowhite lesions were seen in 44 (88%) of the 50 patients. Overall, HPV DNA was detected in 27 (26%) of the 104 biopsy specimens, but histologic examination showed evidence of HPV infection in only 14 (13.5%) of 104 biopsy specimens. In 3 (6%) of 50 patients, hc2 was positive only in the histologic examination. Overall, the prevalence of detectable high-risk HPV DNA among male partners was 60% (30 of 50). CONCLUSIONS Of the 50 male partners studied, 76% were HPV DNA positive. Histologic examination was an inaccurate method to diagnose HPV DNA infection in men; however, brushings detected HPV in 92.1% of the infected men.
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- Sérgio M Nicolau
- Department of Gynecology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Bleeker MCG, Hogewoning CJA, Voorhorst FJ, van den Brule AJC, Berkhof J, Hesselink AT, Lettink M, Starink TM, Stoof TJ, Snijders PJF, Meijer CJLM. HPV-associated flat penile lesions in men of a non-STD hospital population: Less frequent and smaller in size than in male sexual partners of women with CIN. Int J Cancer 2005; 113:36-41. [PMID: 15386360 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and HPV-associated penile lesions are frequently found in male sexual partners of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). To determine the significance of these findings, we studied the prevalence of HPV and HPV associated penile lesions in a male hospital population with non-STD complaints. Penoscopy was performed after application of acetic acid to identify flat lesions, papular lesions, condylomata acuminata and pearly penile papules (PPPs). Presence of HPV DNA in penile scrapes was tested by GP5+6+ PCR. In case of HPV 16 positivity, viral loads were quantified using a LightCycler based real-time PCR method. Comparing the non-STD male hospital population (n = 118) with the male sexual partners of women with CIN (n = 238), flat penile lesions were found in 14% vs. 60% and penile HPV in 25% vs. 59% of the men, respectively. We found that the presence of penile HPV and, in case of HPV 16 positivity, higher viral loads were associated with the presence of flat penile lesions. Amongst the HPV-positive men, flat penile lesions were more common and larger in size in male sexual partners of women with CIN than in the non-STD hospital population. HPV infections and HPV-associated flat penile lesions are commonly found in the non-STD male population. However, these lesions are less frequently present and smaller in size than in male sexual partners of women with CIN. Higher viral loads in penile scrapes of male sexual partners of women with CIN are reflected by a higher prevalence of flat penile lesions and a larger size of these lesions.
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- Maaike C G Bleeker
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Genital warts are an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV). Over 100 types of double-stranded HPV have been isolated and completely sequenced thus far. HPV are grouped into low-risk (non-oncogenic) types such as type 6 and type 11, which cause benign anogenital warts (condyloma accuminata), and high-risk (oncogenic) types, such as types 16, 18, 31, and 45, which occasionally lead to cancer.
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- Nicolas Dupin
- Service de Dermato-Vénéréologie, Pavillon Tarnier, Hôpital Cochin, Université René Descartes, Paris, France.
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Gross G, Pfister H. Role of human papillomavirus in penile cancer, penile intraepithelial squamous cell neoplasias and in genital warts. Med Microbiol Immunol 2004; 193:35-44. [PMID: 12838415 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-003-0181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2003] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Using PCR, the overall prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in penile carcinoma is about 40-45%, which is similar to the detection rate of HPV-DNA in vulvar carcinoma (50%). In analogy to vulvar cancer two different pathways of penile carcinogenesis seem to exist. In contrast to basaloid and warty penile cancers which are regularly HPV-associated (about 80-100%), only a part of keratinizing and verrucous penile carcinomas appear to be related with HPV (33-35%). Penile intraepithelial neoplasias comprising Bowen's disease, erythroplasia of Queyrat and bowenoid papulosis are precursor lesions of basaloid and warty carcinomas of the penis. Precursors of keratinizing carcinomas and verrucous carcinomas are not established. Whether lichen sclerosus and squamous-cell hyperplasia precede penile keratinizing carcinoma is a matter of discussion. Giant condylomata acuminata may precede the development of verrucous carcinomas in some cases. Since high risk HPVs are more frequently found in verrucous carcinomas than in giant condylomas, HPV typing may be a helpful diagnostic step to differentiate giant condyloma from verrucous carcinoma.
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- G Gross
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rostock, Augustenstrasse 80-84, 18055 Rostock, Germany.
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OBJECTIVES To quantify the existence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection without detectable lesions in the male urethra, and to verify the sensitivity and specificity of ureteral cytology. We compared the results of clinical and colposcopic examinations, ureteral cytology, and HPV DNA testing by polymerase chain reaction amplification in the male partners of women with genital HPV disease. METHODS A total of 110 cytobrush samples of urethral cells from male sexual partners of women with genital HPV-associated lesions were analyzed by cytology and for virologic detection of HPV 6/11, 42, 16/18 by polymerase chain reaction followed by Southern blot hybridization. The results were correlated with the presence or absence of genital HPV-associated lesions. RESULTS HPV DNA was detected in 1 sample (3%) from men without visible lesions, in 5 samples (15%) from men with penile lesions but without urethral lesions, and in 16 men with urethral lesions (78%). Cytology showed cellular changes suggesting HPV infection in 81% of men with urethral lesions, but also in 15% of men without lesions. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that HPV-DNA positivity in the absence of clinically or colposcopically detected lesions is a rare event. Although sensitive enough, cytology is not specific, and its use as a screening tool may lead to a high number of false-positive results.
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- Olivier Aynaud
- Institut de Recherches sur les Pathologies des Organes Génitaux, Paris, France
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Herpes zoster is an acute vesiculobullous eruption estimated to affect 10% to 20% of the population. The diagnosis usually can be based on clinical features alone, but laboratory studies may be needed for definitive diagnosis, particularly in atypical presentations.
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- Angela Spray
- Department of Dermatology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, MO 63104, USA
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von Krogh G, Dahlman-Ghozlan K, Syrjänen S. Potential human papillomavirus reactivation following topical corticosteroid therapy of genital lichen sclerosus and erosive lichen planus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2002; 16:130-3. [PMID: 12046814 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00420.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Using a highly sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, based on general GP5+/GP6+ PCR primers covering 34 different human papillomavirus (HPV) types, the presence of HPV DNA was studied in paraffin-embedded penile biopsies from 20 men treated topically with corticosteroids. Clobetasol propionate was applied for 2-16 (mean 7) weeks by 19 men (age 18-73; mean 40) with lichen sclerosus. High-risk HPV was detected prior to therapy in three patients (16%) who lacked clinical or histopathological signs of HPV infection. Following therapy high-risk HPV was detected in biopsies from four men (21%), of whom three also exhibited clinical and/or light microscopic signs of HPV infection. Low-risk HPV DNA was not detected in any of these samples. Four biopsies were collected during a 5-year period from a 51-year-old man who was treated repeatedly with topical mild-moderate potent corticosteroids at intervals of up to 10 weeks for penile erosive lichen planus, followed by nine clinical outbreaks of typical condylomas that consistently showed the presence of low-risk HPV DNA only. These observations indicate that long-lasting topical corticosteroid therapy occasionally may be associated with opportunistic reactivation of a latent high- and low-risk mucosotrophic HPV type infection. The importance of clinical follow-up is underlined.
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- G von Krogh
- Department of Dermatovenereology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Stefanaki IM, Tosca AD, Themelis GC, Vazgiouraki EM, Dokianakis DN, Panayiotidis JG, Spandidos DA, Balas CJ. In vivo detection of human papilloma virus-induced lesions of anogenital area after application of acetic acid: a novel and accurate approach to a trivial method. J Photochem Photobiol B 2001; 65:115-21. [PMID: 11809368 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(01)00237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Human papilloma virus infection is increasing at an alarming rate. The ability of the virus to establish a subclinical infection and its association with malignancy of the lower genital tract make the statistics even more worrisome. Topical application of acetic acid solution provokes temporal alterations of the light-scattering properties of human papilloma virus-induced lesions of anogenital area. For the in vivo study of the phenomenon, an imaging system has been employed, which performs time-lapse imaging and enables the calculation and display of the kinetics of the provoked alterations in any point within the examined area. Confirmation of diagnosis has been established with conventional histology and polymerase chain reaction. It has been shown that the method provides early detection and staging of skin alteration or transformation due to human papilloma virus infection and enables mapping of the infected area.
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- I M Stefanaki
- Department of Dermatology, Heraklion University General Hospital, 71110 Crete, Greece.
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Complete surgical excision followed by reconstruction, of diseased penile skin may result in sexual dysfunction due to tethering of the underlying Buck's fascia by the graft. We describe penile resurfacing for extensive condyloma accuminata, a novel technique that circumvents this complication without compromising clearance of this particular lesion.
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- A Ballaro
- Institute of Urology and Nephrology, 48 Riding House Street, London, UK.
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A 50-year-old man presented with recurrent tumorous lesions on the penis and the anal region. The anal lesion was histologically diagnosed as verrucous carcinoma (VC) and the penile lesions were in line with condylomata acuminata. Samples taken from tumors of both sites were human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA positive. Two of them taken from the penis and the perianal region scored HPV DNA 6 positive by using polymerase chain reaction and the Southern blot method. Treatment of both VC and condylomata acuminata consisted in surgery and adjuvant immune therapy. Neither tumor recurrence nor metastases occurred up until 6 months after therapy.
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- S Lu
- Department of Dermatovenereology, University of Rostock, Germany
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Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that may affect the genital and/or extragenital skin of individuals of either sex at all ages. In boys, the prepuce is the most common site of involvement. The diagnostic criteria of LS include the presence of inflammatory infiltrates mainly composed of T lymphocytes. We report on two cases of LS of the prepuce because of the unusual feature of lymphocytic (CD45RO+ and CD20+), histiocytic (CD68+), and granulomatous phlebitis. This lesion was not present in a group of another 18 cases of childhood penile LS. We have not been able to find any references describing and illustrating inflammatory involvement of the dermal vein walls in LS. Unlike the data reported in the literature, the dermal inflammatory infiltrates of these two cases showed a similar proportion of B and T lymphocytes in addition to frequent CD68+ histiocytes.
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- P Cabaleiro
- Servicio de Pathología, Hospital de Niños Superiora Sor María Ludovica, La Plata, Argentina
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- R Szabo
- Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Wellington Road, Melbourne 3168, Australia
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