Quality of life in men diagnosed with anogenital warts

Anogenital warts are a worldwide public health problem. They consist of epithelial proliferations caused by HPV, whose transmission occurs mainly through sexual intercourse. In this study, we evaluated their impact on the quality of life of adult males. We interviewed 88 men in an outpatient clinic...

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Autores principales: de Camargo, Caio Cavassan, D'Elia, Maria Paula Barbieri, Miot, Helio Amante
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175282
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description Anogenital warts are a worldwide public health problem. They consist of epithelial proliferations caused by HPV, whose transmission occurs mainly through sexual intercourse. In this study, we evaluated their impact on the quality of life of adult males. We interviewed 88 men in an outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases at a Brazilian public institution, using the DLQI-BRA questionnaire. Most patients (81%) presented mild or no impairment of quality of life. The main dimensions affected were sex life, symptoms, and embarrassment. The low impact on quality of life may well justify the delay in seeking medical treatment, favoring the spread of the disease.
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spelling pubmed-55145962017-07-24 Quality of life in men diagnosed with anogenital warts de Camargo, Caio Cavassan D'Elia, Maria Paula Barbieri Miot, Helio Amante An Bras Dermatol Communication Anogenital warts are a worldwide public health problem. They consist of epithelial proliferations caused by HPV, whose transmission occurs mainly through sexual intercourse. In this study, we evaluated their impact on the quality of life of adult males. We interviewed 88 men in an outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases at a Brazilian public institution, using the DLQI-BRA questionnaire. Most patients (81%) presented mild or no impairment of quality of life. The main dimensions affected were sex life, symptoms, and embarrassment. The low impact on quality of life may well justify the delay in seeking medical treatment, favoring the spread of the disease. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5514596/ /pubmed/29186268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175282 Text en ©2017 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
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