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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ayodeji K Adefemi, Adeyemi A Okunowo, Rose I Anorlu
Background Anogenital warts (AGWs) are a prevalent condition resulting from human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is the most frequently encountered sexually transmitted infection (STI) on a global scale. Women who are HIV-positive experience a disproportionately high burden of AGWs compared to other populations. It is imperative to comprehend the epidemiological factors linked to the disease within this particular at-risk population. Objectives The objective of the study was to ascertain the prevalence of AGWs and its demographic and socio-biological epidemiological features among recently diagnosed HIV-positive women (HPW) in Lagos, Nigeria...
March 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hagar Nofal, Fatma Omran, Basma ElKholy, Sara Nofal, Ahmad Nofal
BACKGROUND: Plane warts when multiple and recurrent present a therapeutic challenge acting as a source of reinfection causing frustration and affecting patient's quality of life. For lesions of large numbers in cosmetically significant sites, topical treatment is preferred to avoid potential sequelae. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and compare the efficacy and tolerability of tazarotene 0.1% gel versus imiquimod 5% cream for the treatment of plane warts. METHODS: In a parallel three-arm randomized controlled trial, 60 patients were randomized into imiquimod, tazarotene or placebo groups...
April 15, 2024: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
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REVIEW
Yao Zhang, Siyuan Wu, Yibin Zeng
Plantar wart is one of the most recalcitrant types of cutaneous warts with a high recurrence rate. Recalcitrant plantar warts are resistant to traditional treatments such as cryotherapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modern, non-invasive method utilized to treat benign and malignant skin disorders. Several previous studies have reported the effective application of PDT treatment for plantar warts. We reported three cases of recalcitrant plantar warts successfully treated with PDT.
April 11, 2024: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yulia Gendler, Ayala Blau
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) poses a significant public health concern, as it is linked to various serious health conditions such as cancer and genital warts. Despite the vaccine's safety, efficacy, and availability through national school programs, HPV vaccination rates remain low in Israel, particularly within the ultra-Orthodox community due to religious and cultural barriers. Decision aids have shown promise in facilitating shared decision making and promoting informed choices in health care...
April 10, 2024: Medical Decision Making: An International Journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Neha Rani, Prashant Kumar, Anup Kumar Mishra, Rehan Saifuddin, M P Abhishek, Rahul Tiwari
INTRODUCTION: Extragenital warts, often known as EGWs, affect between 7% and 10% of the population. Despite the plethora of research on the impact of genital warts (GWs) on "Quality Of Life", EGWs have received little attention. The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-sectional investigation with the objective of contrasting the effects of GWs and EGWs on the health-related quality of life and other characteristics. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURES: A cross-sectional clinical study was piloted at a tertiary care center...
February 2024: Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elisa Cinotti, Lorenzo Barbarossa, Giulio Cortonesi, Arianna Lamberti, Francesca La Marca, Linda Tognetti, Pietro Rubegni, Jean Luc Perrot
Genital warts are the most frequent sexually transmitted disease. Their clinical diagnosis is not always easy, and invasive skin biopsies for histological examination should be performed in these cases. The aim of the study was to investigate the use of non-invasive imaging techniques for the diagnosis of genital warts and their imitators. We retrospectively evaluated dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), and line-filed confocal microscopy (LC-OCT) images of nine patients with 19 warts of the mucous membranes and five patients with lesions that clinically mimic genital warts, including 12 molluscum contagiosum, 1 Fordyce's spot and one case of multiple acquired lymphangiomas...
February 27, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine
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REVIEW
Ibrahim Diakite, Bruno Martins, Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Oscar Patterson-Lomba, Andres Gomez-Lievano, Abigail Zion, Ryan Simpson, Vincent Daniels, Elamin Elbasha
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer and other diseases. Dynamic transmission models (DTMs) have been developed to evaluate the health and economic impacts of HPV vaccination. These models typically include many parameters, such as natural history of the disease, transmission, demographic, behavioral, and screening. To ensure the accuracy of DTM projections, it is important to parameterize them with the best available evidence. This study aimed to identify and synthesize data needed to parametrize DTMs on the natural history of HPV infection and related diseases...
April 8, 2024: Infectious Diseases and Therapy
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REVIEW
Xenia Parisi, Jacob R Bledsoe
The congenital neutropenia syndromes are rare haematological conditions defined by impaired myeloid precursor differentiation or function. Patients are prone to severe infections with high mortality rates in early life. While some patients benefit from granulocyte colony-stimulating factor treatment, they may still face an increased risk of bone marrow failure, myelodysplastic syndrome and acute leukaemia. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for improved outcomes; however, diagnosis depends on familiarity with a heterogeneous group of rare disorders that remain incompletely characterised...
April 8, 2024: Journal of Clinical Pathology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brogan G A Evans, Harry Newman-Plotnick, Adnan Prsic
Subungual or periungual cutaneous warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). These lesions can be refractory to destructive therapy, necessitating the use of intralesional immunotherapies such as Candida albicans antigen. In this case report, we present a 23-year-old female who sustained distal fingertip soft tissue necrosis following intralesional injection of Candida albicans antigen for the treatment of a refractory subungual wart. While this patient recovered appropriately with conservative bedside debridement and local wound care, intralesional injections to the digit, or hand are not without sequela...
March 12, 2024: Dermatology Reports
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Sarah A Mullen, Emma L Myers, Rebecca L Brenner, Kim T Nguyen, Tara A Harper, Darby Welsh, Storm Keffer, Jenna Mueller, Melodi Javid Whitley
Intralesional therapies are used for recalcitrant warts, but no Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment exists nor is there consensus regarding the most efficacious therapy. Therefore, this systematic review aims to summarize efficacy and adverse events reported in 62 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of intralesional therapies for cutaneous warts. The most studied intralesional therapies included measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine (n = 24 studies), purified protein derivative (PPD) (n = 19 studies), vitamin D3 (n = 15 studies), and Candida antigen (n = 14 studies)...
May 2024: JID innovations
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REVIEW
Human papillomavirus genotype distribution patterns in Zimbabwe; is the bivalent vaccine sufficient?
Takudzwa Marembo, Megan Burke Fitzpatrick, Racheal S Dube Mandishora
BACKGROUND: Vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary preventative strategy that has been shown to reduce the burden of HPV related diseases. Zimbabwe introduced the bivalent vaccine (HPV 16/18) in the vaccination program targeting prepubescent girls in 2018. This review is an analysis of the distribution of HPV genotypes from various studies conducted in Zimbabwe to ascertain the effectiveness of the bivalent vaccine and make recommendations for future HPV vaccine choices...
April 4, 2024: Intervirology
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REVIEW
Kuixia Xie, Meihong Cheng, Bo He, Wei Li, Wenying Zhong
Warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and can involve multiple parts of skin and mucosa, of which periungual and subungual warts are the most difficult to treat. Periungual or subungual wart is verruca vulgaris growing around or under the fingernail, destroying and deforming the nail and nail bed. Currently, liquid nitrogen cryotherapy and CO2 laser are often used for the treatment. Clinically, few doctors routinely use photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat viral warts. We used PDT combined with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy and curettage to successfully treat a case of intractable periungual and subungual warts...
2024: Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Qishun Wu, Fei Gao, Tao Zhang, Shixi Zhang, Yun Bai, Bei Zhu, Lulu Guo, Zhenzhu Yong, Weihong Zhao, Xiaohua Pei
BACKGROUND: Individuals with pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if infected with COVID-19. This report presents the case of a patient with CKD who contracted COVID-19 and subsequently experienced rapid deterioration of kidney function, hair loss, and spontaneous remission of facial warts. CASE PRESENTATION: A 60-year-old Chinese man with a decade-long history of abnormal serum creatinine (Scr) levels and recently heightened fatigue sought treatment...
February 2024: Aging medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Antoine Guérin, Marcela Moncada-Vélez, Katherine Jackson, Masato Ogishi, Jérémie Rosain, Mathieu Mancini, David Langlais, Andrea Nunez, Samantha Webster, Jesse Goyette, Taushif Khan, Nico Marr, Danielle T Avery, Geetha Rao, Tim Waterboer, Birgitta Michels, Esmeralda Neves, Cátia Iracema Morais, Jonathan London, Stéphanie Mestrallet, Pierre Quartier Dit Maire, Bénédicte Neven, Franck Rapaport, Yoann Seeleuthner, Atar Lev, Amos J Simon, Jorge Montoya, Ortal Barel, Julio Gómez-Rodríguez, Julio C Orrego, Anne-Sophie L'Honneur, Camille Soudée, Jessica Rojas, Alejandra C Velez, Irini Sereti, Benjamin Terrier, Nancy Marin, Luis F García, Laurent Abel, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Joel Reis, Antonio Marinho, Andrea Lisco, Emilia Faria, Christopher C Goodnow, Julia Vasconcelos, Vivien Béziat, Cindy S Ma, Raz Somech, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Jacinta Bustamante, Jose Luis Franco, Stuart G Tangye
CD4+ T cells are vital for host defense and immune regulation. However, the fundamental role of CD4 itself remains enigmatic. We report seven patients aged 5-61 years from five families of four ancestries with autosomal recessive CD4 deficiency and a range of infections, including recalcitrant warts and Whipple's disease. All patients are homozygous for rare deleterious CD4 variants impacting expression of the canonical CD4 isoform. A shorter expressed isoform that interacts with LCK, but not HLA class II, is affected by only one variant...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Experimental Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michelle Le, Santina Conte, Jeffrey T S Hsu, Monica K Li
BACKGROUND: Warts are one of the most common benign neoplasms caused by human papillomavirus infection and often pose a therapeutic challenge. OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laser and energy-based devices for the treatment of cutaneous verrucae. METHODS: A comprehensive systematic review of the literature on laser and energy-based devices for the treatment of cutaneous verrucae was performed. RESULTS: A total of 904 unique studies were identified, of which 109 were included in this review...
April 1, 2024: Dermatologic Surgery: Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et Al.]
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Kawaiola Cael Aoki, Summer Wong, Simona Bartos
Nail abnormalities, or onychodystrophy, can be caused by various pathologies, including fungal and nonfungal infections. These can result in difficulties with nail trimming, pain, and social discomfort that can significantly impact a patient's quality of life. Even experienced physicians may find it challenging to diagnose due to the lack of specificity in these changes. We present the case of a 60-year-old female who was initially diagnosed with onychodystrophy but was later found to have subungual verruca vulgaris after a nail avulsion and biopsy...
February 2024: Curēus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jaeyoung Cho, Eun Mi Kim, Jihye Kim, Ju-Young Shin, Eui Hyeok Kim, Jong Heon Park, Seunghyun Lewis Kwon, Geun-Yong Kwon, Soon-Ae Shin, Jaiyong Kim
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination administered to adolescent girls through South Korea's National Immunization Program. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients who were 12 to 13 years old, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, between July 2016 and December 2017. The incidence of genital warts (GWs) was monitored through 2021. Time-stratified hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated, adjusting for birth year, socioeconomic status, and the level of urbanization of the region, and were presented with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)...
March 18, 2024: Epidemiology and Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Uzma Shamsi, Fahad Zahid, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Muhammad Daniyal Musharraf, Fatima Gauhar, Inaara Akbar, Maryam Sherwani, Waiz Kamran Bhatti, Etisham Ul Haq Chaudhary, Subhan Sadiq, Ayesha Niaz Shaikh, Fareeha Shaikh
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is the most effective option for primary prevention HPV, a well-known cause of cervical cancer. The objective of the study was to assess awareness of HPV, the acceptability of its vaccine and factors associated with the acceptability among the adult population in Pakistan. MATERIALS & METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adult population of Pakistan from January 2022 and March 2022. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, instead of face-to-face interviews, a self-administered questionnaire was developed and distributed through Google Forms...
March 1, 2024: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP
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REVIEW
Florica Șandru, Andreea-Maria Radu, Aida Petca, Mihai Cristian Dumitrașcu, Răzvan-Cosmin Petca, Alexandra-Maria Roman
Human papillomavirus (HPV) encompasses a diverse array of viruses, comprising approximately 200 serotypes that affect humans. While the majority of HPV strains are associated with benign skin or mucous membrane growths, a subset is implicated in severe health conditions, such as cervical, anal, vulvar, and vaginal cancers. Despite the established effectiveness of HPV vaccines in preventing cervical and anal carcinomas in particular, their therapeutic potential in addressing cutaneous diseases linked to diverse HPV strains remains an intriguing area of investigation...
February 23, 2024: Vaccines
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vesna Tlaker, Lea Hošnjak, Mateja Kolenc, Tomaž Mark Zorec, Boštjan Luzar, Marko Potočnik, Jovan Miljković, Katja Seme, Mario Poljak
To better understand the natural history of anogenital warts (AGWs) and the dynamics of HPV6/11 infection in regional hairs, 32 newly diagnosed male patients with AGWs and 32 age-matched healthy controls were closely followed. During enrollment and six follow-up visits (every 2.6 months), 43 AGW tissues and 1232 anogenital and eyebrow hair samples were collected. This is the closest longitudinal monitoring of AGW patients to date. Patients were treated according to standards of care. The HPV6/11 prevalence was 19...
February 25, 2024: Microorganisms
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