Human papilloma virus: diagnostic, treatment and preventive issues.
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is usually found in the genital tract and causes various lesions at the mucosae of both men and women. It is considered as a causative factor of cervical cancer even if all women infected by HPV will not develop the disease. This article reviews diagnostic aspects and therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of HPV infected females, as well as aspects concerning the prophylactic HPV vaccines.
Christopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Division of Pediatric-Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Medical School, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis
Christopoulos
C
Deligeoroglou
Efthimios
E
Efthimios
Deligeoroglou
D
Papadias
Konstantinos
K
Konstantinos
Papadias
P
Creatsas
George
G
George
Creatsas
C
D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears
D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines