Papilomatosis respiratoria recurrente y el rol de la vacunación antiVPH

Abstract

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare disease of the aerodigestive tract that affects children and adults, caused by the human papiloma virus subtypes 6 and 11. The disease has a unpredictable course and pulmonary spread and malignant transformation have been reported. All the medical and surgical treatments available are only palliative and are focused on keeping a adequate airway and an acceptable voice quality. Two vaccines have been developed against the human papilloma virus for the prevention of cervical cancer. One of these vaccines also includes the subtypes associated with papillomatosis so widespread vaccination could drastically diminish the incidence of the disease. Key words: Papillomatosis, human papilloma virus, vaccination.