Condylomata acuminata (genital warts) - Patient demographics and treating physicians

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Fleischer, AB
Parrish, CA
Glenn, R
Feldman, SR
机构
[1] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Bristol Myers Squibb Ctr Dermatol Res, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
[2] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
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10.1097/00007435-200111000-00006
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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Background. Condylomata acuminata (genital warts), caused by the human papillomavirus, are common and sexually transmitted. However, the use of healthcare services for condylomata has never been characterized from a national probability sample study. Goal. To understand better the demographics of patients seen by physicians for this disorder. Study Design: Data from office visits for warts, both condylomata and noncondylomatous types, were obtained from the 1994 to 1998 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Results: The age distribution of those treated for condylomata peaked in 20- to 39-year-olds, with more than 70% of patients in this age category. A younger and wider age distribution was seen in patients with noncondylomatous warts. Women accounted for 67% of the population seen for condylomata, whereas a more equal number of women and men were seen for noncondylomatous warts. Per capita healthcare use for condylomata was equal between blacks and whites, and whites had almost five times more per capita healthcare use than blacks for noncondylomatous warts. Obstetrician/gynecologists were the most commonly consulted physicians for condylomata. Per capita condylomata visits per physician were highest for obstetrician/gynecologists, dermatologists, and urologists, and lower for all other physicians. Conclusions: The difference in age distribution between condylomata and noncondylomatous visits likely results from differing modes of transmission and age at first sexual contact. Females are more likely than males to use health care for condylomata, which may be attributable to increased prevalence, differences in treatment efficacy, differences in the gender frequency of genital health screenings, or psychosocial causes. Healthcare use for condylomata appears equal between blacks and whites. Patients with condylomata acuminata were most often seen by obstetrician/gynecologists, whereas patients with noncondylomatous warts most often consulted dermatologists. The fact that per capita condylomata visits per physician were highest for obstetrician/gynecologists, dermatologists, and urologists may imply that specialists in these fields have expertise in treating these patients.
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