Lifelong widespread warts associated with human papillomavirus type 70/85: A new diagnostic entity?

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We present a patient with HPV 70/85-positive widespread cutaneous warts characterized by clinical and histological features atypical for classic generalized verrucosis or epidermodysplasia verruciformis. The cutaneous HPV infection is characterized by verrucous papules or plaques variable in size, number, and distribution depending on the genotype of HPV involved and the immune status of the patient. Human papillomaviruses comprise five genera (alpha, beta, gamma, mu, and nu papillomavirus) with different life-cycle characteristics, epithelial tropisms, and disease associations. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare, lifelong, autosomal recessive skin disease characterized by persistent cutaneous human papillomavirus infection not necessarily associated with immune system defects. The disease results from an unusual genetic susceptibility to infections with various types of HPVs (especially β-HPV), some of which cause malignant transformation. Conversely, generalized verrucosis has been more typically associated with generalized warts, which are associated with immunocompromised conditions.

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Giuliodori, K., Campanati, A., Liberati, G., Ganzetti, G., Giangiacomi, M., Marinelli, K., … Offidani, A. (2016). Lifelong widespread warts associated with human papillomavirus type 70/85: A new diagnostic entity? Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica, 25(1), 11–13. https://doi.org/10.15570/actaapa.2016.3

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