Epidermodysplasia verruciformis.
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare skin disease characterized by the disseminated, flat, wart-like lesions caused by human papillomavirus and a high frequency of various skin cancers. The clinical aspects, histological findings, genetic and immunological factors, and human papillomavirus types found in the disease and their roles in skin cancers are reviewed.
Kawashima
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Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
D004819:Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology