HPV 18-induced pigmented bowenoid papulosis of the neck

J M Baron; A Rübben; E I Grussendorf-Conen

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70451-2

HPV 18-induced pigmented bowenoid papulosis of the neck

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Apr;40(4):633-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70451-2.

Authors

J M Baron¹, A Rübben, E I Grussendorf-Conen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.

PMID: 10188688
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70451-2

Abstract

We describe the case of a 53-year-old man in whom pigmented bowenoid papulosis developed on the skin of the neck. By polymerase chain reaction with general primers for genital human papillomaviruses (HPV) and subsequent restriction enzyme cleavage we could demonstrate HPV 18-related DNA in two biopsy specimens of the pigmented papules. To our knowledge, this report represents the first case of HPV 18-induced extragenital bowenoid papulosis of the neck.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Bowen's Disease / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Papillomaviridae*
Papillomavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Skin / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Tumor Virus Infections / diagnosis*