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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 313-315 |
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Anogenital warts in Northern Nigeria: A ten-year Review
Saad Aliyu Ahmed, Mohammed Sani Shehu, Murtala Abubakar, Suleiman Eneyamire Dauda
Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Saad Aliyu Ahmed
Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.122334
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Background: Anogenital warts are a common cause of morbidity affecting mainly the productive age group of the economy. Paucity of data in Nigeria necessitated this study. Materials and Methods: The pathology records of anogenital warts diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria between 1 st January 2000 and 31 st December 2009 were reviewed. Results: A total of 68 warts were diagnosed within the study period with anogenital warts constituting 39.7%. Majority of cases (62%) were in the 20-39 years age group (range: 5-50 years) and vulva was the most common site affected. Conclusion: Genital warts are common in our environment, biopsy of suspicious lesions is recommended for diagnostic yield. |
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