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Genital Warts

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1990 Case Definition

Clinical description

An infection characterized by the presence of visible, exophytic (raised) growths on the internal or external genitalia, perineum, or perianal region

Laboratory criteria for diagnosis

  • Histopathologic changes characteristic of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection on biopsy or exfoliative cytology

Case classification

Probable: a clinically compatible case without histopathologic diagnosis and without microscopic or serologic evidence that the growth is due to secondary syphilis

Confirmed: a clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed

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