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condyloma acuminatum

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condyloma /con·dy·lo·ma/ (kon″dĭ-lo´mah) pl. condylo´mata   an elevated lesion of the skin.condylo´matous
condyloma acumina´tum  pl. condylo´mata acumina´ta   a papilloma with a central core connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, of viral (human papillomavirus) origin, and usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region.
flat condyloma  condyloma latum.
giant condyloma  Buschke-Löwenstein tumor.
condyloma la´tum  a broad, flat syphilitic condyloma on the folds of moist skin, especially about the genitals and anus.

condyloma a·cu·mi·na·tum (-kym-ntm)
n.

condyloma acuminatum.
condyloma
an elevated wartlike lesion of the skin.

condyloma acuminatum
a small, pointed papilloma of viral origin.
canine condyloma
see canine transmissible venereal tumor.

condyloma acuminatum
Genital warts, venereal warts, verruca acuminata STD A sexually-transmitted HPV-induced papilloma on the external urogenital ♂ or ♀ epithelium Management Cryotherapy, surgical excision, IFN-α-2a Prognosis Usually benign; ↑ risk of cervical cancer


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1-4) HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 are associated with the development of squamous papilloma, condyloma acuminatum, verruca vulgaris, and epithelial hyperplasia of the oral cavity.
The most common manifestations of oral HPV infection are the various types of benign warts, which include the squamous papilloma (SP), verruca vulgaris (VV), condyloma acuminatum (CA) and a distinct entity known as focal epithelial hyperplasia (FEH).
Expecting to glaze over at his discussions of, say, Molluscum contagiosum or Condyloma acuminatum, we encounter Goldstone's quick assertion that the first is "not a shellfish" but rather a poxlike sexually transmitted virus (accompanied by a line drawing of bumps on a thigh); we find the second is the fancy name for venereal warts (illustrated by little bumps on the penis shaft).
 
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