title: Sexually transmitted papillomaviral infections: IV. The white scrotum.
abstract: Retrospective review of 353 male patients, partners of women with known HPV infection, revealed a 22 percent (77) incidence of subclinical scrotal involvement histologically characterized by koilocytosis, and clinically diagnosed only by the routine application of 3% acetic acid. Previous viral typing of 20 of these subclinical lesions revealed HPV DNA in 8 cases. Of these 4 contained high-risk HPVs, suggesting that the "white scrotum" is an important reservoir for the transmission of HPV to the female genitourinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Harper-Grace Hospitals, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rosemberg
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D019342:Acetic Acid