Key Points
  • Cervical and anogenital symptoms of HPV-associated disease include itching, bleeding, pain, or spotting after sexual intercourse. Consider HPV-associated disease in the differential diagnosis when symptoms are present.
  • Failure to correctly diagnose precancerous or cancerous HPV-related disease in a timely manner can delay therapy and possibly lead to mortality. Therefore, maintain a low threshold for obtaining biopsies of lesions that are atypical in appearance, are condylomatous, have variegated pigmentation, or that fail to respond to standard treatment.

From: Prevention and Management of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Adults With HIV

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Prevention and Management of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Adults With HIV [Internet].
Shah M, Timoney MT, Atrio JM, et al.
Baltimore (MD): Johns Hopkins University; 2022 Nov.
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