18-year-old girl found 18 types of HPV

Doctors in the Chinese city of Hangzhou identified 18 varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV) in an 18-year-old girl. Ten of them belong to types with high oncogenic risk. This is reported by the publication Toutiao.

A girl named Linlin sought medical attention because of pain in the vulva and the sensation of a foreign body. These symptoms bothered her for more than six months, and recently began to interfere with daily life.

During the examination, doctors found a formation resembling cauliflower. It turned out to be a genital wart - one of the manifestations of HPV infection.

A laboratory study showed that the patient was simultaneously infected with 18 subtypes of the virus. Doctors also recorded a high viral load. The girl is currently undergoing treatment.

HPV is a common virus that can be transmitted mainly through intimate contact. Some of its varieties cause the appearance of warts and warts, others increase the risk of cancer, including the cervix. Usually one or two types of virus are detected in one person, the simultaneous detection of 18 varieties at once is a unique case.