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Human papillomavirus type 2 associated with pyogenic granuloma in patients without clinical evidence of warts.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Jul 2016
Vázquez-Martínez Osvaldo T, González-Betancourt Anajulia, Barboza-Cerda María Carmen, González-González Sergio E, Lugo-Trampe Ángel, Welsh Oliverio, Rojas-Martínez Augusto, Martínez-Rodríguez Herminia G, Ocampo-Candiani Jorge, Ortiz-López Rocío
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pyogenic granuloma is a non-neoplastic lesion that frequently occurs in the skin and mucous membranes of children and pregnant women. The anatomical sites of pyogenic granulomas overlap with those of wart infections caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the presence of HPV DNA in pyogenic granuloma samples by polymerase chain reaction. METHODS: Eighteen pyogenic...
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