Abstract
We report the association of common variable immunodeficiency syndrome with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) manifesting as flat warts and squamous cell carcinomas in a 21-year-old Hispanic woman. Human papillomavirus (HPV) typing by polymerase chain reaction using an EV-HPV primer system, cloning, and sequencing detected HPV-8 and HPV-23 DNAs in the biopsy sample. Our case is the second reported case of common variable immunodeficiency syndrome associated with EV.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Betapapillomavirus / genetics
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Betapapillomavirus / isolation & purification*
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency / complications*
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency / pathology
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency / virology
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DNA, Viral / analysis
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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / complications*
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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / pathology
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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / virology
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Female
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Humans
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Mouth Mucosa / pathology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Skin / pathology