Singhal Rochit Rajesh, Sheth Niral Ketan, Nair Pragya Ashok
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Pramukshwami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2020 Jan-Jun;41(1):105-107. doi: 10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_110_16. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EDV) may clinically vary from pityriasis versicolor-like macules to wart-like flat papules, psoriasiform red papules, or pigmented keratotic lesions resembling seborrheic keratosis. Sun-exposed areas are commonly affected with genital areas rarely involved. It is associated with more than 30 human papillomaviruses (HPVs). In 90% cases of squamous cell carcinomas, HPV5 and HPV8 is isolated. A case of EDV with plane warts involving the genital area in a 35-year-old male is reported here.