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A condyloma acuminatum is a single genital wart, and condylomata acuminata are multiple genital warts. The word roots mean 'pointed wart' (from Greek κόνδυλος 'knuckle', Greek -ωμα -oma 'disease', and Latin acuminatum 'pointed'). Although similarly named, it is not the same as condyloma latum, which is a complication of secondary ...
Condyloma (plural: "Condylomata", from Greek “kondylōma” "knuckle") refers two types of infection of the genitals: Condyloma acuminata, or genital warts, caused by human papilloma virus subtypes 6, 11, and others; Condylomata lata, white lesions associated with secondary syphilis
Genital wart (venereal wart, condyloma acuminatum, verruca acuminata), a wart that occurs on the genitalia. Periungual wart , a cauliflower-like cluster of warts that occurs around the nails. Plantar wart ( verruca , verruca plantaris ), a hard, sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on ...
Condylomata lata occurs in about one-third of secondary syphilis patients and is characterized by painless, mucosal, and warty erosions which are flat, velvety, moist and broad base in nature. They tend to develop in warm, moist sites of the genitals and perineum. These lesions hold a high accumulation of spirochetes and are highly infectious.
Surgeons, including urologists and/or anyone in the room, are subject to HPV infection by inhalation of noxious viral particles during electrocautery or laser ablation of a condyloma (wart). [106] There has been a case report of a laser surgeon who developed extensive laryngeal papillomatosis after providing laser ablation to patients with ...
Giant condyloma acuminatum (also known as a Buschke–Löwenstein tumor [1]) is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by an aggressive, wart-like growth that is a verrucous carcinoma. [2]: 409 It is attributed to human papillomavirus. [3] Due to their size, these tumors can be locally invasive and destructive.
Imiquimod is a patient-applied cream prescribed to treat genital warts, Bowens disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ), and, secondary to surgery, for basal cell carcinoma, [7] [8] as well as actinic keratosis.
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