title: Detection of human papillomavirus types in balanitis xerotica obliterans and other penile conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in foreskin biopsies from patients with balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) and other penile conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Foreskin biopsy specimens from 24 patients with penile lesions and 5 control patients were analysed by type-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  HPV6 or HPV16 were not detected in patients with BXO. HPV6 was detected in 2 controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Genital papillomaviruses do not have a strong association with BXO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bracka
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Myint
mesh_terms: D001446:Balanitis / Q000821:virology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000821:virology*