condyloma
[kon″dĭ-lo´mah] (pl. condylo´mata) (L.) an elevated wartlike lesion of the skin. adj., adj condylo´matous.
condyloma´ta acumina´ta (sing.
condylo´ma acumina´tum) Sexually transmitted venereal papillomatous lesions caused by the
human papillomavirus. The incubation period is one to three months. The growths are usually pinkish and occur around the cervix, vulva, perineum, anus and anal canal, urethra, and glans penis. They are often treated with weekly applications of
podophyllum resin, 10 to 25 per cent in tincture of benzoin or by application of
trichloroacetic acid. Especially resistant warts or extensive involvement may require electrocautery, cryosurgery, or recombinant
interferon alfa-2b or
alfa-n3. Called also
genital or
venereal warts. (See Atlas 2, Part H.)
condyloma la´tum a wide, flat, syphilitic condyloma occurring on moist skin, especially around the genitals or anus.
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con·dy·lo·ma a·cu·mi·na·'tum
a contagious projecting warty growth on the external genitals or at the anus, consisting of fibrous overgrowths covered by thickened epithelium showing koilocytosis, due to sexual contact with infection by human papillomavirus; it is usually benign, although malignant change has been reported, associated with particular types of the virus.
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