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The Clinical & Histopathological Observation of Condylomata Acuminata in Korean Males
Kyoung Chan Park, Joo Hyun Choi, Yoo Shin Lee, Jeong Wook Seo, Young Ki Kim
Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Department of Pathology, Department of Dermatology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital Seoul, Korea
Vol.23 Num.1 (p7~11)
Clinical investigation of the patients with condylomata acuminata was made on 51 patients who were seen at C.A.F.G.H. from May. 1988 through October 1988. Histologic investigation was made on 21 patients who could be biopsied among the above 51 patients, and 26 cases diagnosed at Seoul National University Hospital.
The result were as follows.
1) The mean age of the patients was 23.1 years.
2) The suspected sources of infection were prostitutes(60.8%), hostess (13.7%) and girl friends (15.7%).
3) The mean incubation period was 1.8 months.
4) The most common sites were coronal sulcus, glans, shaft and frenum and the shape of the lesion were cawliflower like (69.2%) and papular(30.2%).
5) Koilocytosis was observed in 66.0% of the patients. Although most cases showed marked acanthosis (74.5%), variable degrees of hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, papillomatosis and mitotic figure were observed.
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