Dermatologic manifestations of HPV in HIV-infected individuals

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2009 Aug;6(3):130-8. doi: 10.1007/s11904-009-0018-8.

Abstract

Dermatologic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in HIV patients manifests as both anogenital and nongenital skin disease. Anogenital HPV-related disease includes benign condyloma acuminata, the most common cutaneous manifestation of genital HPV infection; intermediate malignancy or premalignant conditions including giant condyloma acuminata (also called Buschke-Loewenstein tumor), anal intraepithelial neoplasia, penile intraepithelial neoplasia, and vaginal or vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia; and frankly malignant disease including Bowen's disease and invasive anal, penile, or vulvar carcinoma. Cutaneous HPV-related disease in nongenital skin is also increased in HIV-positive patients, in the form of benign common warts, epidermodysplasia verruciformis-like skin lesions, and nonmelanoma skin cancers. This review and update addresses the above listed dermatologic manifestations of HPV disease in HIV-infected individuals, with an emphasis on new findings and published data from 2006 to 2008.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Carcinoma in Situ / etiology
  • Carcinoma in Situ / physiopathology
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Papillomavirus Infections / etiology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / physiopathology*
  • Papillomavirus Infections / therapy
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / physiopathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / etiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / physiopathology

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines