title: [Current concepts on human papillomavirus infection].
abstract: The human papilloma virus presents a multidimensional problem for gynecologist and urologist. The human papilloma virus infection (HPVI) incidence has been increased, so that at present it's the viral infection most common of the genital tract. The HPV is transmitted for sexual contact but it has not been explained the infection mechanism of the virus-cell interaction of the host. The long term consequences of the sexual transmission diseases are more serious in female than in male. The majority have a little of symptoms, so that frequently they do not receive treatment, and therefore have pregnancy, sterility and infertility, transplacental infection of the fetus, preterm and newborn infection along the contaminated genital tract. In addition, the genital HPV is associated with cervical dysplasia and it can be important in the cervical cancer development. The treatment is multiple and includes cytotoxic agents, surgery, immunotherapy and laser abrasion.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garfias Cano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villarreal Peral
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juárez Azpilcueta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000821:virology*; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections