[Scattered papules in three Togolese children from a consanguineous marrige: epidermodysplasia verruciformis]

Med Trop (Mars). 2009 Jun;69(3):293-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare condition characterized by diffuse flat wart-like lesions. It is an autosomal recessive genodermatosis associated with susceptibility to infection by specific human papillomavirus genotypes and a high risk of skin cancer. In this report we describe three cases of EV after a consanguineous marriage in a family with no history of EV.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Consanguinity*
  • Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / diagnosis*
  • Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / genetics
  • Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Togo