BOWENOID PAPULOSIS OF THE GENITALIA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH TOPICAL TAZAROTENE: A REPORT OF TWO CASES

Bowenoid papulosis is a rare condition of the genital area caused by human papilloma virus. Clinically, it resembles viral wart and histopathologically Bowen's disease. We herein report two male patients presenting with multiple flat papules on the penis and scrotum. The second patient was HIV-...

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Autores principales: Shastry, Veeranna, Betkerur, Jayadev, Kushalappa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20161865
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.55643
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Sumario:Bowenoid papulosis is a rare condition of the genital area caused by human papilloma virus. Clinically, it resembles viral wart and histopathologically Bowen's disease. We herein report two male patients presenting with multiple flat papules on the penis and scrotum. The second patient was HIV-positive. Histopathology showed features of bowenoid papulosis. Both the patients were treated with topical tazarotene gel 0.05%. Lesions cleared within 2 weeks in both the patients.Second patient had recurrences that cleared after retreatment with tazarotene.

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