Wart, Human Papillomavirus Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

wart Human papillomavirus infection

Body Site

lip gingiva

Age

26 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

Comments

A 26 year old woman presented for evaluation and treatment of widespread warts in the mouth involving the lips, tongue, gingivae, and buccal mucosae. Lesions recurred after each of 2 carbon dioxide laser sessions. Human papillomavirus types 6, 11 were detected in scale from the warts.

Description

multiple hypopigmented 2-3 mm papules, some confluent forming plaques

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9/16/2001 16:24:21

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