[Anogenital warts: a clinical, pathological and virological study].
The objective of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between the presence of anogenital warts (AGW) in children and the sexual abuse as mode of transmission. Our series includes 8 patients with AGW who were treated in our hospital during the year 2007. A complete physical examination was carried out, including colposcopy or anoscopy, and samples were taken for histopathological examination and human papiloma virus (HPV) subtyping. We considered perinatal transmission as a possible route in two cases. Although sexual abuse was definitively confirmed in only one case, we observed some findings in four cases that led us to consider the possibility of sexual abuse. We did not consider the possibility of heteroinoculation or autoinoculation from common warts in any case. Our results have demonstrated the difficulty in assessing with certainty the source of HPV contamination in children with AGW.
Mataix Díaz
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Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Centro de Salud Los Angeles, Alicante, España. mataixdiaz@hotmail.com
Betlloch Mas
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Pastor Tomás
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Bañuls Roca
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Martínez
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D000293:Adolescent; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies