Genital and perianal warts: new treatment opportunities for human papillomavirus infection.
Human papillomaviruses are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. Genital warts are a common phenotypic expression of human papillomaviruses, affecting 1% of the population; therefore, the obstetrician/gynecologist will invariably be required to advise and treat patients with this clinical manifestation. Issues essential in the diagnosis, counseling, and management of patients with genital warts will be examined, including epidemiology, transmission, molecular biology, and host immune response. This review will also provide the health care professional with a thorough examination of the new patient-applied treatment opportunities for anogenital condyloma, in addition to an overview of current provider-administered therapies, to assist in patient management.
Gunter
Jennifer
J
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East 9th Avenue, B 198, Denver, CO 80262, USA. jennifer.gunter@uchsc.edu
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010502:Perineum; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077271:Imiquimod