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Epidermodysplasia verruciformis and human papilloma virus.
Current opinion in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2008
Gewirtzman Aron, Bartlett Brenda, Tyring Stephen
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Despite its rarity, epidermodysplasia verruciformis was addressed in depth in recent literature. Patients are afflicted by persistent human papillomavirus infections and develop cutaneous malignancies more frequently and younger than in the general population. The disease is therefore considered a model for a viral role in cutaneous oncogenesis, although implication is controversial. We focus...
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