Abstract
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common, usually transient, dermatologic infection transmitted by genital contact which can cause a variety of anogenital diseases, including warts (condyloma), dysplasia (cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal), and squamous cell carcinoma. A number of treatment modalities are available for treatment of anogenital warts, both patient- and provider-applied. Genital warts are benign and resolve spontaneously in some patients, and removal of lesions does not guarantee elimination of all organisms or confer protection from recurrence. Treatment consists of diverse drug application locally and surgical therapy. Urethral warts are an uncommon presentation of HPV and could be treated by endoscopic surgery accompanied by intraurethral instillation of medications. Bivalent and quadrivalent vaccines are approved for prevention of HPV infection. Both are indicated for prevention of cervical cancer, while the quadrivalent vaccine is also approved for prevention of vaginal/vulvar cancers as well as genital warts in males and females.
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