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Laryngopharyngeal reflux and herpes simplex virus type 2 are possible risk factors for adult‐onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (prospective case–control study)

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The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Although HPV prevalence is high, the incidence of papillomatosis is low. Thus, factors other than HPV infection probably contribute to RRP.… Click to show full abstract

The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Although HPV prevalence is high, the incidence of papillomatosis is low. Thus, factors other than HPV infection probably contribute to RRP. This study investigated whether patients with papillomatosis are more often infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 and chlamydia trachomatis (ChT) and whether laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) occurs in this group of patients more often.

Keywords: virus type; papillomatosis; recurrent respiratory; respiratory papillomatosis; herpes simplex; simplex virus

Journal Title: Clinical Otolaryngology
Year Published: 2017

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