title: [Vulval vestibular papillomatosis: anatomo-clinical study].
abstract: Vestibular papillomatosis of the vulva is only by some authors considered as a viral lesion, and its origin is controversial. A study of 44 women with vestibular papillomatosis was undertaken, and in all the cases biopsies of vulvar skin were taken. We did not reveal any presence of koilocytotic change suggestive of viral infection, and no human papillomavirus sequences were detected by DNA probe technique. These results suggest that this vestibular papillomatosis of the vulva can be considered as an anatomical variant of the vestibular mucosa. Only in case of viral over-infection, ablative treatment is justified.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Università di Firenze.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fallani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cioffi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gordigiani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sonni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maggiorelli
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchionni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010212:Papilloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015344:DNA Probes, HPV
vernacular_title: La papillomatosi vestibolare vulvare: studio anatomo-clinico.