title: HPV-associated diseases.
abstract: Nearly 200 distinct human papilloma viruses (HPVs) have now been recognized, and each is associated with a specific set of clinical lesions. They are associated with a spectrum of diseases, from benign verrucae vulgares and condylomata acuminata to the malignancies of the cervix, vulva, anus, and penis. Disease associated with HPV can be divided into skin and mucosal lesion of the genital and extragenital regions. The relationship between HPV and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is important clinically, because NMSC is the most common form of malignancy among fair-skinned populations. HPVs have also been detected in skin tags, lichen sclerosus, seborrheic keratoses, actinic keratoses, epidermal cysts, psoriatic plaques, and plucked hairs, but cutaneous HPV can be found on healthy skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: suzana.ljubojevic@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ljubojevic
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mihael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skerlev
mesh_terms: D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000821:virology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000821:virology; D009092:Mucous Membrane; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000821:virology*