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Anogenital warts in children: Analysis of a cohort of 34 prepubertal children
Author(s) -
CostaSilva Miguel,
Azevedo Filomena,
Lisboa Carmen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13543
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual abuse , human papillomavirus , human papilloma virus , cohort , papilloma , pediatrics , transmission (telecommunications) , child abuse , poison control , injury prevention , pathology , medical emergency , cervical cancer , cancer , electrical engineering , engineering
Abstract Anogenital warts are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. We reviewed the clinical data of 34 children younger than 13 with anogenital warts referred to the department of dermatovenereology of a tertiary care hospital. Suspicion of sexual abuse was raised in 11 (32.4%). Human papilloma virus testing and genotyping was performed in 19 (55.9%) children, and human papilloma virus type 16 was found in 4, which raises the question regarding what type of follow‐up is required for children infected with high‐risk oncogenic HPV types. Although the diagnosis of anogenital warts in children raises concerns regarding sexual abuse, our study supports that pediatric anogenital warts can be associated with nonsexual transmission.