TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Human Papillomavirus Infections
A1  - Brown, Darron R.
A1  - Ermel, Aaron
A2  - Jameson, J. Larry
A2  - Fauci, Anthony S.
A2  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A2  - Hauser, Stephen L.
A2  - Longo, Dan L.
A2  - Loscalzo, Joseph
PY  - 2018
T2  - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
AB  - Interest  in  human  papillomavirus  (HPV)  infection  began  in  earnest  in  the  1980s  after  Harold  zur  Hausen  postulated  that  infection  with  these  viruses  was  associated  with  cervical  cancer.  It  is  now  recognized  that  HPV  infection  of  the  human  genital  tract  is  extremely  common  and  causes  clinical  conditions  ranging  from  asymptomatic  infection  to  genital  warts  (condylomata  acuminata);  dysplastic  lesions  and  invasive  cancers  of  the  anus,  penis,  vulva,  vagina,  and  cervix;  and  a  subset  of  oropharyngeal  cancers.  This  chapter  describes  the  epidemiology  of  HPV  as  a  virus  and  a  pathogen,  the  natural  history  of  HPV  infections  and  associated  cancers,  strategies  to  prevent  infection  and  HPV-associated  disease,  and  treatment  modalities  for  some  conditions  caused  by  HPV.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159154909
ER  -