[HPV-5 typing with nested PCR and sequencing in epidermodysplasia verruciformis]

Abstract

We report a case of epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) with typical cutaneous manifestations in light-exposed areas. The diagnostic criteria were the characteristic macular lesions, the virus transformed keratinocytes on histological examination and the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA by a nested-PCR approach for EV-associated types. In this case we found HPV-type 5, the most common type of HPV in EV, directly by sequencing and sequence analysis.