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Dr. Gary Rothfeld Manhattan-New York City
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The virus infects the skin and mucous membranes. There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of men and women, including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), and anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, and rectum. You cannot see HPV. Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it.
What are the symptoms and potential consequences of HPV?
Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms or health problems. But sometimes, certain types of HPV can cause genital warts in men and women. Other HPV types can cause cervical cancer and other less common cancers, such as cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus, and penis. The types of HPV that can cause genital warts are not the same as the types that can cause cancer.
HPV types are often referred to as low-risk (wart-causing) or high-risk (cancer-causing), based on whether they put a person at risk for cancer. In 90% of cases, the bodys immune system clears the HPV infection naturally within two years. This is true of both high-risk and low-risk types.
Types Of Warts : Warts are benign thickenings in the skin or mucous membranes caused by the human papilloma virus. Warts are also known as verrucae or condylomata. Warts are very common - sometimes warts on the hands, verruca vulgaris, plantar warts and plane warts resolve without treatment but the other times they do not. Warts can be found in individuals of any age and in any location.
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They are particularly common in children and teenagers. Generally warts occur in those who are sexually active. There is a balance between the virus and the individuals immune system. Situations that reduce immunity will make it easier for the warts to spread and become more susceptible. There are more than 50 different types of HPV Symptoms .These are DNA viruses. The different types are given numbers. It appears that each number either gives a specific type of wart or a specific location. There is an uncommon type of human papilloma virus that can have a potential to develop cancers especially in the cervix. These are known as Type 16 and 18. Warts are transmitted by skin to skin contact, although plantar warts may well be transferred from moist floors. The transmission of warts depends in part on the immunity and susceptibility of the individual involved. Warts have an incubation period of many weeks to many months.
Types of Warts: Verruca Vulgaris (the common wart) These are thickened bumps called papules or plaques. They have a rough surface and frequently will have small tiny spots which are from blood vessels that have clotted. They are most commonly seen on the hands, elbows and knees. Flat Warts se are flat-topped, smoother looking warts. They are brown or skin coloured. They are most commonly seen on the face of women. They are spread easily by shaving. Plantar Warts are seen on the under-surface of the feet. They are thickened. They can be confused with corns or calluses. Occasionally they can be quite widespread involving large surfaces. They tend to grow into the skin rather than coming outwards as most other warts.Genital Warts appear in the genital peri-anal skin. . They can look like common warts or sometimes they are skin coloured, small papules. They vary in size from tiny papules to much larger typically warty growths. Occasionally they are pigmented. There is a subgroup of these warts caused by HPV 16 and 18 which have been named bowenoid papulosis. They have a small chance of becoming cancerous. Some of the genital warts have been associated with carcinoma of the cervix, Bowenoid papulosis and Bowen's disease.Warts are usually obvious to the experienced doctor. A biopsy can confirm the diagnosis although it is not commonly required. There are specific tests to type the human papilloma virus although these are not done routinely. NYC Dermatology Board Certified Dermatologist NY Dermatology takes care of all these condtions.Genital warts are just one of the possible consequences of HPV - it can also cause cervical cancer.
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