Myths and truths. Human Papillomavirus vaccine

Authors

  • Tatiana Giselle Nógalo Dr. Nicolás Avellaneda Hospital, San Miguel de Tucumán, Province of Tucumán, Argentina
  • Laura Cantú Parra Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Argentina
  • María Noelia Andrade Reina Fabiola University Clinic, Córdoba, Córdoba Province Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v27i2.2236

Keywords:

vaccine, Human Papillomavirus

Abstract

Statements

  1. “The quadrivalent HPV vaccine is a potential therapeutic option for the treatment of warts cutaneous, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis and squamous cell carcinomas”.
  2. "Vaccination in male children is dismissed due to the low burden of diseases associated with the virus".
  3. “The vaccination scheme against human papillomavirus (HPV) in immunosuppressed patients is the same as in immunocompetent”.

Author Biographies

Tatiana Giselle Nógalo, Dr. Nicolás Avellaneda Hospital, San Miguel de Tucumán, Province of Tucumán, Argentina

Rotating Medical Doctor

Laura Cantú Parra, Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Argentina

Chief of Residents of Dermatology

María Noelia Andrade, Reina Fabiola University Clinic, Córdoba, Córdoba Province Argentina

Head of Residents of Dermatology

References

I. Pham CT, Juhasz M, Sung CT, Mesinkovska NA. The human papillomavirus vaccine as a treatment for human papillomavirus-related dysplastic and neoplastic conditions: A literature review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020;82:202-212.

II. Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper, May 2017. Wkly Epidemiol Rec 2017;92:241-268.

III. Brotons Agulló M, Serraro Carro B. Vacunación frente al virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y adolescencia. Pediatr Integral 2020;24:468.

IV. Katz N, Vázquez E. Vacuna contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH). Recomendaciones sobre vacunas. Actualización 2019. Sociedad Argentina de Infectología. Disponible en: https://www.sadi.org.ar/documentos/guias-recomendaciones-y-consensos/item/797-recomendaciones-sobre-vacunas-actualizacion-2019. [Consulta: abril 2021].

Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Section

Young Dermatologists