Papillomavirus infection (venereologic condylomatosis) is a group of infectious diseases of a viral nature that alter tissue growth and contribute to the occurrence of specific formations on the skin and mucous membranes.
This infection is transmitted from a sick person through direct contact, including during sexual intercourse.
The causative agent of the disease is
human papillomavirus, which, when ingested, undergoes an incubation period of development, lasting 1-5 months. It is worth noting that the susceptibility to this disease is extremely high, therefore papillomavirus infection is widespread among the population.
Often the pathogen is asymptomatic in the blood, especially in cases where a person has strong immune defenses. But under certain circumstances, it fails. In this case, the multiplication of viruses in certain parts of the body is activated, there is a specific change in epithelial cells. This leads to the appearance of neoplasms in the form of warts, warts or papillomas, which are a characteristic sign of the disease.
I must say that there are more than one hundred types of human papillomaviruses, but they are conditionally divided into three groups: non-oncogenic, low-oncogenic risk viruses and pathogens that exhibit pronounced oncogenic properties. Genital papillomavirus infection is today a special group.
Depending on the type of papilloma, characteristic neoplasms occur on the skin and mucous membranes. Genital papillomas are considered especially dangerous because they can turn into malignant tumors. Papillomavirus infection in women, which provokes the formation of
genital warts on the cervix, can also cause the development of a cancer process.
With localization in other areas, such formations are less dangerous with respect to malignant degeneration, but they cause a noticeable cosmetic defect and can provoke an inflammatory process. I must also say that papillomavirus infection in pregnant women causes complications of childbirth and infection of the fetus.
Methods of treating this disease
Until today, there is no international standard for the treatment of pathologies that are associated with human papilloma viruses. Now an active search is underway for the most effective methods that would take into account the possibility of developing cancer, relapses and complications after the destruction of tumors.
Papillomavirus infection: treatment
It should include combined schemes in which antiviral (etiotropic) therapy is carried out, immunomodulators are used, as well as complex methods that are aimed at destroying the associated flora (fungi, bacteria, chlamydia and other viruses).
In the treatment of this disease, less traumatic destruction and photodynamic therapy (in cases of malignant course) are performed. Attention is given to relapse prevention. For this, a course of vitamins, desensitizing drugs, as well as adaptogens are prescribed .
During treatment, it is important to combine several methods, take into account the clinical manifestations of the disease and control the course of human papillomavirus infection.