Optical techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of lesions induced by the human papillomavirus - A resource letter.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
; 23: 106-110, 2018 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-29654842
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common sexually-transmitted virus, and carcinogenic HPV strains are reported to be responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer and its precursor, the cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). About 30% of the sexually active population are considered to be affected by HPV. Around 600 million people are estimated to be infected worldwide. Diseases related to HPV cause significant impact from both the personal welfare point of view and public healthcare perspective. This resource letter collects relevant information regarding HPV-induced lesions and discusses both diagnosis and treatment, with particular attention to optical techniques and the challenges involved to the implementation of those approaches.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fotoquimioterapia
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Holanda