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  • Title: The multicentric nature of disease related to human papillomavirus infection of the female lower genital tract.
    Author: Spitzer M, Krumholz BA, Seltzer VL.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1989 Mar; 73(3 Pt 1):303-7. PubMed ID: 2536908.
    Abstract:
    Two hundred fifty-one consecutive patients from our colposcopy clinic were evaluated to establish the extent to which human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a disease of the entire female lower genital tract. Colposcopic examinations and biopsies of the cervix and vulva were performed on all patients. Two hundred two women had cervical disease, of whom 164 (81%) also had vulvar disease. The percentage was the same regardless of the severity of the cervical disease. One hundred ninety-four of the patients had vulvar disease and of these, 164 (85%) also had cervical disease. Twenty-nine of 37 women (78%) with overt vulvar condylomata had cervical disease; 15 of these presented without a Papanicolaou smear, and 13 had cervical disease. We conclude that HPV infection of the female lower genital tract is a multicentric disease. All patients with evidence of HPV infection should undergo colposcopic evaluation of the entire lower genital tract. The significance that this will have on future attempts to cure this infection needs to be studied.
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