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Genital warts

Última revisión: 20 Aug 2025
Última actualización: 14 May 2025

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • increased risk of exposure to HPV
  • immunocompromise
  • sessile exophytic papillomas
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • asymptomatic
  • pruritus
  • bleeding
  • pain
  • urinary symptoms
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Factores de riesgo

  • intercourse at an early age
  • increasing number of lifetime sexual partners
  • young sexually active adults
  • increasing number of partner's lifetime sexual partners
  • immunocompromise
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • no initial test
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Tests to avoid

  • low-risk HPV testing
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • biopsy
  • anoscopy
  • urethroscopy
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

En curso

nonpregnant and immunocompetent

immunocompromised

pregnant

Colaboradores

Autores

Natalia Mendoza, MD

Pariser Dermatology Specialist

Williamsburg

VA

Divulgaciones

NM declares that she has no competing interests.

Stephen K. Tyring, MD, PhD, MBA

Clinical Professor

Departments of Dermatology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center

Houston

TX

Divulgaciones

SKT declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Dr Natalia Mendoza and Dr Stephen K. Tyring would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Brenda L. Pellicane, a previous contributor to this topic.

Divulgaciones

BLP declares that she has no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Angela Moore, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston

TX

Divulgaciones

AM declares that she has no competing interests.

Steve Baguley, FRCP, MSc

Consultant Genitourinary Physician

Woolmanhill Hospital

Aberdeen

Scotland

UK

Divulgaciones

SB declares that he has no competing interests.

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Disclosures

Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.

Referencias

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Artículos principales

Forcier M, Musacchio N. An overview of human papillomavirus infection for the dermatologist: disease, diagnosis, management, and prevention. Dermatol Ther. 2010 Sep-Oct;23(5):458-76. Resumen

Ahmed AM, Madkan V, Tyring SK. Human papillomaviruses and genital disease. Dermatol Clin. 2006 Apr;24(2):157-65. Resumen

Meites E, Szilagyi PG, Chesson HW, et al. Human papillomavirus vaccination for adults: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Aug 16;68(32):698-702.Texto completo  Resumen

Beutner KR, Wiley DJ, Douglas JM, et al. Genital warts and their treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Jan;28 Suppl 1:S37-56. Resumen

Workowski KA, Bachmann LH, Chan PA, et al. Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2021 Jul 23;70(4):1-187.Texto completo  Resumen

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