DefinitionAn autosomal recessive trait with impaired cell-mediated immunity. About 15 human papillomaviruses are implicated in associated infection, four of which lead to skin neoplasms. The disease begins in childhood with red papules and later spreads over the body as gray or yellow scales. |
SynonymeEpidermodysplasia verruciformis, Verrucosis generalisata (Lewandowsky-Lutz) |
UMLSEPIDERMODYSPLASIA VERRUCIFORMIS |
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