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There is a longstanding causal connection between condylomata, including genital warts, and papillomavirus infection. On the cervix, the wart can often be recognized with the naked eye. On colposcopy, it is not restricted to the transformation zone. Its presence on the cervix often means that wart lesions exist elsewhere in the genital tract.
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Coppleson M, Pixley EC, Reid BL (1985) Colposcopy. A scientific and practical approach to the cervix, vagina and vulva in health and disease, 3rd edn. Thomas, Springfield
Reid R, Stanhope CR, Herschman BR et al (1984) Genital warts and cervical cancer. IV. A colposcopic index for differentiating subclinical papilloma virus infection from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 149:815–823
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Coppleson, M. (1988). Clinical Aspects of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection. In: Stegner, HE., Coppleson, M. (eds) Colposcopy in Diagnosis and Treatment of Preneoplastic Lesions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72761-0_6
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