Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
Other conditions that may cause symptoms similar to
genital warts caused by infection with the human
papillomavirus (HPV) include:
- Skin conditions that cause wartlike growths, such
as
seborrheic keratosis.
- Rare skin cancers,
such as melanoma or squamous cell cancer of the vulva.
- A skin
disease caused by a virus (molluscum contagiosum) that produces soft, rounded
masses.
- A noncancerous tumor of fibrous tissue
(fibroma).
- A noncancerous tumor of fat tissue
(lipoma).
- A flattened, moist, raised growth that occurs in advanced
syphilis (condyloma latum).
- A tumor (adenoma) occurring in a gland,
such as a mucus-producing gland.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Revised | June 21, 2012 |