Condyloma acuminatum.
Condylomata acuminata, an HPV infection, is a major health concern. The incidence is rising in the young population, and there is no specific therapy. Aggressive HPV viral types, increasingly found in HPV-related infections, suggest that the affected population will experience a dramatic increase in genitourinary neoplasms during the next decade. Until an HPV-specific vaccine is developed we must treat this difficult condition with nonspecific destructive therapy.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Missouri, Columbia.
D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy