Human papillomavirus associated with Bowen's disease of the finger.
We report here a case of Bowen's disease that developed in the periungual area of the left ring finger of a 55-year-old Japanese male. Because the histology of the lesion mimicked in part the features of a common wart, a PCR-based analysis of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and sequencing of viral DNA of PCR-amplified fragments were performed. The lesion contained HPV11 and 16 DNA, and HPV was suspected to play a role in the development of the lesion.
Sato
Tomotaka
T
Department of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Ichihara Hospital, Ichihara, Japan.
Morimoto
Arei
A
Ishida
Yasuo
Y
Matsuo
Itsuro
I
D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005385:Fingers / Q000821:virology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014860:Warts / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology