High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies

BackgroundGenital human papillomavirus (HPV)-infections are common in the general population and are responsible for relevant numbers of epithelial malignancies. Much data on the HPV-prevalence is available for secondary immunodeficiencies, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (...

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Autores principales: Michael Gernert, Matthias Kiesel, Matthias Fröhlich, Regina Renner, Patrick-Pascal Strunz, Jan Portegys, Hans-Peter Tony, Marc Schmalzing, Eva Christina Schwaneck
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:73a759cc73644789bfff6eee5b467c012021-11-16T07:47:13ZHigh Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies1664-322410.3389/fimmu.2021.789345https://doaj.org/article/73a759cc73644789bfff6eee5b467c012021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.789345/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224BackgroundGenital human papillomavirus (HPV)-infections are common in the general population and are responsible for relevant numbers of epithelial malignancies. Much data on the HPV-prevalence is available for secondary immunodeficiencies, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection. Little is known about the genital HPV-prevalence in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs).MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of patients with PIDs and took genital swabs from male and female patients, which were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HPV-DNA. Clinical and laboratory data was collected to identify risk factors.Results28 PID patients were included in this study. 10 of 28 (35.7%) had HPV-DNA in their genital swabs. 6 patients had high-risk HPV-types (21.4%). Most patients had asymptomatic HPV-infections, as genital warts were rare (2 of 28 patients) and HPV-associated malignancy was absent. Differences in the HPV-positivity regarding clinical PID-diagnosis, duration of PID, age, sex, immunosuppression, immunoglobulin replacement, or circumcision in males were not present. HPV-positive PID patients had higher numbers of T cells (CD3+), of cytotoxic T cells (CD3+/CD8+), of transitional B cells (CD19+/CD38++/CD10+/IgD+), and of plasmablasts (CD19+/CD38+/CD27++/IgD-) compared to HPV-negative.ConclusionPID patients exhibit a high rate of genital HPV-infections with a high rate of high-risk HPV-types. Regular screening for symptomatic genital HPV-infection and HPV-associated malignancy in PID patients seems recommendable.Michael GernertMatthias KieselMatthias FröhlichRegina RennerPatrick-Pascal StrunzJan PortegysHans-Peter TonyMarc SchmalzingEva Christina SchwaneckFrontiers Media S.A.articlehuman papillomavirusprimary immunodeficiencyinborn errors of immunity (IEIs)common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)genital wartsImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENFrontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic human papillomavirus
primary immunodeficiency
inborn errors of immunity (IEIs)
common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
genital warts
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle human papillomavirus
primary immunodeficiency
inborn errors of immunity (IEIs)
common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
genital warts
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Michael Gernert
Matthias Kiesel
Matthias Fröhlich
Regina Renner
Patrick-Pascal Strunz
Jan Portegys
Hans-Peter Tony
Marc Schmalzing
Eva Christina Schwaneck
High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
description BackgroundGenital human papillomavirus (HPV)-infections are common in the general population and are responsible for relevant numbers of epithelial malignancies. Much data on the HPV-prevalence is available for secondary immunodeficiencies, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection. Little is known about the genital HPV-prevalence in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs).MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of patients with PIDs and took genital swabs from male and female patients, which were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HPV-DNA. Clinical and laboratory data was collected to identify risk factors.Results28 PID patients were included in this study. 10 of 28 (35.7%) had HPV-DNA in their genital swabs. 6 patients had high-risk HPV-types (21.4%). Most patients had asymptomatic HPV-infections, as genital warts were rare (2 of 28 patients) and HPV-associated malignancy was absent. Differences in the HPV-positivity regarding clinical PID-diagnosis, duration of PID, age, sex, immunosuppression, immunoglobulin replacement, or circumcision in males were not present. HPV-positive PID patients had higher numbers of T cells (CD3+), of cytotoxic T cells (CD3+/CD8+), of transitional B cells (CD19+/CD38++/CD10+/IgD+), and of plasmablasts (CD19+/CD38+/CD27++/IgD-) compared to HPV-negative.ConclusionPID patients exhibit a high rate of genital HPV-infections with a high rate of high-risk HPV-types. Regular screening for symptomatic genital HPV-infection and HPV-associated malignancy in PID patients seems recommendable.
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author Michael Gernert
Matthias Kiesel
Matthias Fröhlich
Regina Renner
Patrick-Pascal Strunz
Jan Portegys
Hans-Peter Tony
Marc Schmalzing
Eva Christina Schwaneck
author_facet Michael Gernert
Matthias Kiesel
Matthias Fröhlich
Regina Renner
Patrick-Pascal Strunz
Jan Portegys
Hans-Peter Tony
Marc Schmalzing
Eva Christina Schwaneck
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title High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
title_short High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
title_full High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
title_fullStr High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
title_full_unstemmed High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies
title_sort high prevalence of genital human papillomavirus infection in patients with primary immunodeficiencies
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