Juvenile papillomatosis was diagnosed in the larynx of a two-year-old child. This lesion is caused by
A. herpes simplex virus
B. human papilloma virus (HPV)
C. hepadna virus
D. adenovirus
E. parvovirus
B
Juvenile papillomatosis of the larynx is caused by (HPV), types 6 and 11.These types of HPV cause genital warts in the lower female genital tract; the transmission to the infant usually occurs during the delivery. Other viruses listed here do not form papillomas (warts).
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