1. Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
- Author
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Tasca RA and Clarke RW
- Subjects
- Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Child, Early Diagnosis, Humans, Tracheotomy methods, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local diagnosis, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local therapy, Papilloma diagnosis, Papilloma therapy, Papillomavirus Infections diagnosis, Papillomavirus Infections therapy, Respiratory Tract Neoplasms diagnosis, Respiratory Tract Neoplasms therapy
- Abstract
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a benign, often multi-focal neoplasm. A potentially fatal manifestation of human papilloma virus infection, the condition is characterised by multiple warty excrescences on the mucosal surface of the respiratory tract. RRP is rare--incidence is estimated at 3.5 per million person-years, with a prevalence of 4 in 100,000 children. Affected children usually require multiple interventions; the impact on patients, their families, and the healthcare system is considerable. Treatment of RRP accounts for an estimated dollar 109 million annual expenditure in the USA.
- Published
- 2006
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