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'HPV vulvitis' revisited: frequent and persistent detection of novel epidermodysplasia verruciformis-associated HPV genotypes.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Mar 2008
Lin Ming-Tseh, Rohwedder Angela, Mysliborski Judith, Leopold Kathryn, Wilson Vincent L, Carlson J Andrew
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 'Human papillomavirus (HPV) vulvitis' is a disputed entity where most studies examining for genital-mucosal (GM) HPV have been negative. METHODS: Using degenerate and type specific primers for cutaneous (CU), GM and epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) HPV types, the prevalence of specific HPV types was investigated in biopsy specimens from 19 women with 'HPV vulvitis', seven with asymptomatic vulvar...
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