Abstract
We assessed the clinical features of 55 patients with anal condyloma acuminatum (CA) who were seen at our hospital between November 2003 and October 2007. Fifty-three cases were male and two were female; the average age was 31 years. Of the 55 patients, 27 (49%) had CA in the perianal and intra-anal regions, 23 (42%)in the perianal region only, and five (9%) in the intra-anal region only. Twenty-nine cases (53%) were HIV-positive, 18 (32%) were HIV-negative, and eight (15%) were unchecked. Various treatments for CA were performed including electro-cauterization, liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, and topical fluorouracil application. The average treatment period for the 36 successfully treated (cured) cases was 8.4 months. Nineteen patients (34%) elected to terminate their treatment before achieving a complete cure. Care should be exercised when treating anal CA patients in consideration of the high incidence of HIV infection.
