title: [Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in the normal genitalia of men].
abstract: The study of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the genitalia of all normal males is difficult, therefore cases of chronic prostatitis, a common disease treated in urological clinics, were chosen to identify HPV DNA by using Vira Type (Life Technologies Inc.). Smears of glans and sulcus coronalius of 177 subjects, showed a HPV positive rate of 3.4%, while 86 cases of those cases were negative for HPV in urethral smears. The lack of clinical findings suggests that HPV is an asymptomatic infection. In a follow up examination of 5 HPV positive cases some weeks later, smears of glans, sulcus coronalius and urethra were all negative for HPV. Examination by Vira Type showed that HPV disappeared spontaneously in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical College.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsunekawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral