title: An overview of human papillomavirus infection for the dermatologist: disease, diagnosis, management, and prevention.
abstract: Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common, usually transient, dermatologic infection transmitted by genital contact that can cause a variety of anogenital diseases, including warts (condyloma), dysplasia (cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal), and squamous cell carcinoma. A number of treatment modalities are available to treat anogenital warts, both patient- and provider-applied. Treatment is efficacious, but lesions can recur. Bivalent and quadrivalent vaccines are approved to prevent HPV infection. Both are indicated to prevent cervical cancer, while the quadrivalent vaccine is also approved to prevent vaginal/vulvar cancers as well as genital warts in males and females. Providers should clearly explain the natural history and potential sequelae of HPV disease, counsel patients on prevention strategies, and recommend vaccination as an effective method of prevention to their patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Hasbro and Rhode Island Hospitals, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forcier
authors.forename: Najah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Musacchio
mesh_terms: D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines