Age of child, more than HPV type, is associated with clinical course in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

Age of child, more than HPV type, is associated with clinical course in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

RRP is a devastating disease in which papillomas in the airway cause hoarseness and breathing difficulty. The disease is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) 6 or 11 and is very variable. Patients undergo multiple surgeries to maintain a patent airway and in order to communicate vocally. Several sma...

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Main Authors: Farrel J Buchinsky, Joseph Donfack, Craig S Derkay, Sukgi S Choi, Stephen F Conley, Charles M Myer, John E McClay, Paolo Campisi, Brian J Wiatrak, Steven E Sobol, John M Schweinfurth, Domingos H Tsuji, Fen Z Hu, Howard E Rockette, Garth D Ehrlich, J Christopher Post
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2386234?pdf=render

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