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Year : 2021  |  Volume : 34  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 920-925

Effect of multiple genital and extragenital warts on quality of social life


Department of Dermatology, Andrology and STDs, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Marian S. R. Samaan
Nozha, Cairo
Egypt
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/mmj.mmj_96_20

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Objective The aim was to evaluate and analyze the effect of genital and extragenital warts (E-GWs) on social life. Background Genital warts (GWs) and E-GWs are common skin lesions caused by the human papillomavirus. GWs have been frequently reported to exhibit a strong negative effect on the quality of social life. Few studies have reported about E-GWs and their effect on life quality. Patients and methods This cross-sectional study investigated the effect of multiple GWs and E-GWs on quality of social life, including sexual life. This study involved 100 patients with multiple GWs (53 females and 47 males) and 100 patients with multiple E-GWs (45 females and 55 males). Results There was a significant statistical difference regarding age between the two groups (P < 0.001), which reflects the fact that GWs are more common in more sexually active younger age groups. There was a significant difference (P < 0.001) between the two groups regarding interference with personal relationships. There was a significant difference (P = 0.045) between the two groups regarding pain. There was a significant difference (P < 0.001) between the two groups regarding a decrease in sexual drive. There was a significant difference (P = 0.011) between the two groups regarding avoidance of sexual relations. Conclusion GWs and E-GWs can have a very strong negative effect on patients' daily life. They impair the quality of social life, including sexual life. Subsequently, we highly recommend the treating physicians the use of the 'bio-psycho-social' model when facing patients with multiple warts.


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