Disseminated oral HPV lesion eruptions after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Abstract

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted viral disease responsible for mucosal warts and anogenital malignancies. HPV-associated oral lesions include condyloma, focal epithelial hyperplasia and some squamous cell carcinomas. Recent studies have shown an increased risk of oral warts in HIV positive individuals. This article, reports an unusual presentation of a disseminated oral HPV infection in a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient after the initiation of highly active antiretrovirals therapy (HAART).