BACKGROUND Receiving a healthcare provider's recommendation is a strong predictor of HPV vaccination, but little is known empirically about which types of recommendation are most influential. Thus, we sought to investigate the relationship between recommendation quality and HPV vaccination among U.S. adolescents. METHODS In 2014, we conducted a national, online survey of 1495 parents of 11-17...

Squamous papilloma involving the middle ear as a primary lesion is an extremely rare occurrence. The aims of the present study were to investigate the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections in primary middle ear squamous papilloma and to describe the clinical and pathological features of the disease along with therapeutic strategies. A retrospective revi...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) was isolated from red plaques of a patient (N. F.) with epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Elec tron microscopic examination showed characteristic particles of papilloma virus as ¡cosahedrons about 45 nm in diameter. DNA was extracted from these particles, and closed-circular DNA (Form I) was purified by centrifugation in CsCI containing ethidium bromide. The molecula...

Introduction: This is to report a rare case of sebaceous carcinoma of inner cantus of the eye in relation with rare skin lesions of epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare skin disease which is caused by human papilloma virus. Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare entity which is derived from sebaceous glands and to our best knowledge this is for the first time that w...