Clinical and epidemiological behavior of adult patients of condyloma acuminatum

Abstract

Introduction: Condyloma acuminatum is a disease that its presentation is like
genital warts. It is caused by the human papillomavirus and constitutes one of
the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide.
Objective: To characterize the clinical epidemiological aspects of patients
diagnosed with condyloma acuminatum.
Methods: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was carried
out on a population of 85 patients who suffered condyloma acuminatum and
attended Dermatology Service of Julio Trigo hospital in Havana during 2022.
Epidemiological and clinical variables were collected and descriptive statistics
were used to process the information.
Results: The most common age group was 18 to 25 years, with a predominance
of males (71.8%), 51% working and 36.4% students. Heterosexual orientation was
evident, 75.3% did not use condoms during sexual relations and the predominant
toxic habit was smoking. In 80% of cases predominated genital location. Most
had less than six injuries. It was shown that 83.5% had no other associated
sexually transmitted infection.

Conclusions: Risk factors such as being young, male, with early onset of sexual
relations, frequent change of partners and inappropiate use of condoms are
indirect indicators of the probability of acquiring condiloma acuminatum.