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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis
Author(s) -
Kawashima Makoto
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03764.x
Subject(s) - epidermodysplasia verruciformis , human papillomavirus , dermatology , disease , skin lesion , pathology , medicine , human skin , skin cancer , cancer , biology , genetics
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare skin disease characterized by the disseminated, flat, wart‐like lesions caused by human papillomavirus and a high frequency of various skin cancers. The clinical aspects, histological findings, genetic and immunological factors, and human papillomavirus types found in the disease and their roles in skin cancers are reviewed.