Prevalence of oral human papillomavirus infection among university students in Valencia, Spain.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection contributes to the pathogenesis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. We estimated prevalence and six-month persistence of oral HPV infections among university students ages 18-25 years living in Valencia, Spain, during the 2012-2013 academic year. Participants provided oral rinse samples; HPV-positive subjects provided a follow-up sample.

Incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer in patients treated with psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy.

Introduction: Studies reporting incidences of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are heterogeneous, depend on the geographic area of the studied population and are often short-term. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of NMSC in patients treated with oral PUVA therapy in the Mediterranean area.

Material And Methods: A retrospective, observational study was carried out with a sample of 234 patients treated with systemic PUVA between 1982 and 1996, carrying out a historical follow-up until May 2017.

Auricular erythromelalgia: report of a rare case.

Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by 3 major symptoms: warmth, redness, and burning pain. It involves the feet and, to a lesser extent, the hands, head, and ears. We report the case of a 27-year-old man presenting with a 15-year history of episodes with edema, local hyperthermia, and burning pain of both ears.

Familial necrobiosis lipoidica not associated with diabetes.

A 42-year-old woman presented with a 12-year history of extensive yellow and erythematous plaques, round and oblong with irregular configuration and glossy atrophic central areas on the pretibial aspects of both legs. Her 45-year-old sister presented with a 7-year history of a single plaque with erythematous margins, abundant telangiectases, and an atrophic center in the lower portion of the left leg. There was no family history of type-1 or type-2 diabetes mellitus.