title: Anogenital warts in Northern Nigeria: A ten-year Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anogenital warts are a common cause of morbidity affecting mainly the productive age group of the economy. Paucity of data in Nigeria necessitated this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pathology records of anogenital warts diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria between 1(st) January 2000 and 31(st) December 2009 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 68 warts were diagnosed within the study period with anogenital warts constituting 39.7%. Majority of cases (62%) were in the 20-39 years age group (range: 5-50 years) and vulva was the most common site affected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Genital warts are common in our environment, biopsy of suspicious lesions is recommended for diagnostic yield.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Saad Aliyu
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mohammed Sani
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shehu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Murtala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Suleiman Eneyamire
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dauda
keywords: Anogenital; Nigeria; wart