Atopic patients with genital warts have a more protracted clinical course and a greater probability of recurrences

Stefanaki, C; Stefanaki, I; Verra, P; Hadjivassiliou, M; Caroni, C; Bethimoutis, G; Papadogeorgaki, H; Stavropoulos, P; Kostaki, M; Antoniou, C; Katsambas, A

dc.contributor.author	Stefanaki, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Stefanaki, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Verra, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Hadjivassiliou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Caroni, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Bethimoutis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadogeorgaki, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Stavropoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Kostaki, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Antoniou, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsambas, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:32:54Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:32:54Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0956-4624	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20236
dc.subject	Asthma	en
dc.subject	Atopy	en
dc.subject	Eczema	en
dc.subject	Genital warts	en
dc.subject	HPV	en
dc.subject.classification	Immunology	en
dc.subject.classification	Infectious Diseases	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	aged	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	asthma	en
dc.subject.other	atopy	en
dc.subject.other	condyloma acuminatum	en
dc.subject.other	eczema	en
dc.subject.other	family history	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	hay fever	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	major clinical study	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	multivariate logistic regression analysis	en
dc.subject.other	prediction	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	probability	en
dc.subject.other	recurrent disease	en
dc.subject.other	retrospective study	en
dc.subject.other	sex difference	en
dc.subject.other	sexually transmitted disease	en
dc.subject.other	univariate analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Adolescent	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Condylomata Acuminata	en
dc.subject.other	Cryotherapy	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Follow-Up Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Hypersensitivity	en
dc.subject.other	Interviews as Topic	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Recurrence	en
dc.subject.other	Treatment Outcome	en
dc.subject.other	Young Adult	en
dc.title	Atopic patients with genital warts have a more protracted clinical course and a greater probability of recurrences	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1258/ijsa.2010.010225	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ijsa.2010.010225	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The factors predicting an unfavourable response of genital warts to treatment have not been determined. The disease characteristics were recorded for 390 patients with genital warts and treated by cryotherapy. The time to achieve clearance was recorded. A personal and family history of asthma, hay fever or eczema, as well as a personal history of common warts and number of recurrences was obtained by telephone four to five years after the clinical visits. In multiple regression analysis, the number of lesions (P < 0.001), extent of the disease (P = 0.003) and personal history of atopy (P = 0.001) were found to influence the time until response to treatment. Similar results were obtained for family history of atopy. The number of sexual partners (P = 0.007), extent of the disease (P = 0.009) and personal history of atopy (P < 0.001) were the main factors influencing the probability of recurrence in multiple logistic regression. The results for family history of atopy were again similar. The study concludes that atopy is a major factor influencing the time frame of the therapeutic response and the probability of recurrence in patients with genital warts.	en
heal.publisher	ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of STD and AIDS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1258/ijsa.2010.010225	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000286032800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	21	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	723	en
dc.identifier.epage	727	en