| Bowenoid papulosis | |
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Dermatology
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Bowenoid papulosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by the presence of pigmented verrucous papules on the body of the penis. [1]: 730 [2]: 408 They are associated with human papillomavirus, the causative agent of genital warts. [3]
The term bowenoid papulosis was coined in 1977 by Kopf and Bart and is named after dermatologist John Templeton Bowen. [4] [5] [6]
See also
References
- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
- ^ Goorney BP, Polori R (December 2004). "A case of bowenoid papulosis of the penis successfully treated with topical imiquimod cream 5%". Int J STD AIDS. 15 (12): 833–5. doi: 10.1258/0956462042563774. PMID 15601490. S2CID 22765485.
- ^ synd/3996 at Who Named It?
- ^ Kopf AW, Bart RS (1977). "Tumor conference No. 11: multiple bowenoid papules of the penis: a new entity?". The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. 3 (3): 265–9. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1977.tb00289.x. PMID 874134.
- ^ Wade TR, Kopf AW, Ackerman AB (October 1978). "Bowenoid papulosis of the penis". Cancer. 42 (4): 1890–903. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197810)42:4<1890::AID-CNCR2820420430>3.0.CO;2-C. PMID 361215.
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