Anogenital warts in children: Analysis of a cohort of 34 prepubertal children

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Costa Silva, M (Author) Other; Azevedo, F (Author) Other; Carmen Silva (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Pediatric Dermatology

Vol. 35 No. 5

Pages: E325-E327

ISSN: 0736-8046

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 9 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00P-T3V

DOI: 10.1111/pde.13543

Abstract (EN): Anogenital warts are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. We reviewed the clinical data of 34 children younger than 13 with anogenital warts referred to the department of dermatovenereology of a tertiary care hospital. Suspicion of sexual abuse was raised in 11 (32.4%). Human papilloma virus testing and genotyping was performed in 19 (55.9%) children, and human papilloma virus type 16 was found in 4, which raises the question regarding what type of follow-up is required for children infected with high-risk oncogenic HPV types. Although the diagnosis of anogenital warts in children raises concerns regarding sexual abuse, our study supports that pediatric anogenital warts can be associated with nonsexual transmission.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3