Clinical Survey of Condyloma Acuminstum.
- Author:
Youn Rae PARK
;
Chang Jo KOH
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Chancroid;
Hospitals, Military;
Humans;
Sex Workers;
Skin;
Syphilis;
Urethritis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1978;16(3):201-206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical survey on the condyloma acuminatum in the army was carried out during the period of 16 months from July, 1976 to Dec., 1977 by means of ready-made chart and questionare. This study concems a series of 100 maIe patients treated in the ROK Army Hospital. The result can be summarized as follows: 1. 91% of the patients were between the age of 21 and 25, the commonest age being 24(31%) years. The average age was 23.6 years. 86%. of the patients experienced their first sexual contact between the age of 18 and 22, the commonest age being 20 (22%) and 2l(22%) years. The average age was 20years. 2. Predilection sites of the condyloma acuminatum were coronal sulcus (32%), perianal region(22%), glans penis(7%), urethral meatus(7%) and prepuce(4%) 3. Barmaid (58%) was the most frequently suspected sources of prsent infectian and other suspected sources were the prostitute (15%) and the lover (7%). 4. Among the 100 cases of condyloma acuminatum, 78 cases (78%) faund. their skin lesion 1 to 6 months after sexual contact and 49 cases (49%) found it within 8 months. Average incubation period was 3. 7 months. 5. Thirty two cases (32%) of condyloma acuminatum had a past history of other STD and 18 casea (18%) had other coincidently combined STD which were composed of syphilis (15%), urethritis (2%) and chancroid (1% ).
