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Multiple Bowen's disease of the fingers Volume 12, numéro 3, May - June 2002

Auteurs
Department of Dermatology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan.
  • Page(s) : 275-7
  • Année de parution : 2002

In several recent studies, a relationship between genital or digital Bowen's disease (BD) and mucosal types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) has been reported [1-6] In particular, HPV type 16 has been demonstrated in the majority of cases with BD. The common surgical treatments for BD are excision, curettage, and CO2 laser therapy. Moreover, useful or beneficial treatments for BD also include liquid nitrogen (LN2) cryotherapy, topical [...]