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. 2017 Jan;11(1):WC01-WC04.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24610.9171. Epub 2017 Jan 1.

Ano-Genital Warts and HIV Status- A Clinical Study

Shashikant Balakrishana Dhumale  1 , Shimpa Sharma  2 , Arvind Gulbake  3
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Ano-Genital Warts and HIV Status- A Clinical Study

Shashikant Balakrishana Dhumale et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Ano-Genital Warts (AGW) like other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) is associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. This study of AGW was done in HIV positive and HIV negative patients.

Aim: To study the risk factors and clinical presentations of ano-genital warts in HIV positive and negative patients.

Materials and methods: A comparative, cross-sectional, descriptive study of 25 HIV positive and 25 HIV negative (n=50) AGW patients between 15-60 years of both sex was conducted in Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre from July 2014 to July 2016.

Results: Significant association of HIV positivity (p<0.05) was observed between age group of 15-30 years and HIV negative status (p<0.05) in age group of 31-45 years. HIV positive status significantly higher in patients with self-admitted multiple sexual partners (p<0.01), homosexuality (p<0.05) and presentation with anal warts (p<0.01). HIV negative status correlated significantly with single sexual partner admission (p<0.01) and hetero-sexuality (p<0.05). Gender did not show significant association with number of sexual partners or HIV positivity. Extra-genital or only genital warts had no association with HIV status. Co-STDs though more in number in ser-positive group, did not show any significant association with HIV positivity (p>0.05). No patient presented with changes of malignancy. Four were adolescents below 19 years. Two patients had atypical presentations of giant condylomata i.e., Buschke-Lowenstein Tumour (BLT).

Conclusion: HIV positivity was significantly associated with the risk factors of age below 30 years, homo sexuality and multiple sexual partners. Anal warts were significantly common in HIV positive patients. Four adolescents with AGW underline the need for high risk behaviour counselling. No patient had malignant ano-genital warts. Follow up of these patients with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) sub-typing is necessary.

Keywords: Comparison; Immunosuppression; Presentations; Venereal.

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[Table/Fig-8a]:
Images of “Buschke–Lowenstein tumour’ in male. BLT on anal area of male adolescent.
[Table/Fig-8b]:
[Table/Fig-8b]:
Images of “Buschke–Lowenstein tumour’ in female BLT in vulvo-vaginal area.
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