Therapy for Condyloma Acuminatum: A Review
Therapy for Condyloma Acuminatum: A Review
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尖锐湿疣的治疗:回顾
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1982
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S. Margolis
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S. Margolis
Condyloma acuminatum (genital warts) is a sexually transmitted disease in which the lesions appear as cauliflower-like growths in or around the genitals, rectum, and/or crural creases. This disease is caused by papilloma viruses (DNA viruses belonging to the herpes group). Genital wart viruses are morphologically similar to skin wart viruses. Five distinct human papilloma viruses may be responsible for genital wart formation [1]. The wart virus invades cells (assisted by the microscopic degree of trauma occurring during coitus), enters the nucleus, replicates, and sheds viral particles, which are the source of new lesions. The incubation period is approximately one to two months, but eightto nine-month incubation periods have been recognized. The growth of condylomata acuminata is poorly understood. Warmth and moisture accelerate the growth of warts. Defects in cell-mediated immunity may predispose people to the development of warts. Pregnancy can also accelerate wart growth. Spontaneous regressions occur, especially in women postpartum. Epidemiologically, condyloma acuminatum is an infectious disease with a sexual mode of transmission. Genital warts have age and sex distributions similar to those of gonorrhea. Between 50% and 70% of exposed [2] sexual partners have or develop genital warts. The association between genital wart infection and other sexually transmitted diseases is well documented. Between 20%o and 25%o of women with genital warts also have gonorrhea and/or trichomoniasis, and patients with genital warts also may have syphilis and chlamydial infections. In homosexual men with perianal warts, concurrent gonococcal or syphilitic infection has been observed. Moreover, reports have indicated metastatic changes in warts with the appearance of Buschke-Lowenstein tumors, cervical neoplasia [3-7], and perianal malignancies [8].