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A 26-year-old male asked:
Can the different types of hpv cause other skin symptoms besides warts, such as dermatitis?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Here are some ...: Any life event always displays itself at a certain spot on its course or pattern of full spectrum to reflect the host's coping ability; likewise, HPV infection does by showing no symptoms at all to full-blown cauliflower-like lesion, but not with "dermatitis" except catching superimposed skin infection by yeasts - candida, or bacteria - staph or strept, but rarely.
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