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Two cases of erythroplasia of Queyrat with persistent post-treatment inflammation after histological remission of epithelial dysplasia Volume 25, issue 4, July-August 2015

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1 Department of Pathology,
2 Department of Dermatology,
University Hospital of Northern Norway,
N-9038 Tromsø, Norway.

Erythroplasia of Queyrat (EQ), Bowen's disease and squamous cell carcinoma in situ are all synonymous terms for localized, full-thickness cytological atypia of the epidermis. EQ progresses to invasive carcinoma in up to 30% of cases [1]. A role of HPV infection in EQ is possible, although available data are scant [2-5]. A co-infection with HPV8 and carcinogenic genital human papillomavirus (HPV16 in particular) has also been suggested, in contrast to other genital neoplasias [3]. Histopathological [...]