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==Human papilloma virus==
==Human papilloma virus==
*Abbreviated ''HPV''.
*Abbreviated ''HPV''.
===General===
*Causes a lot of pathology:
**Benign:
***[[Verruca vulgaris]].
***[[Condyloma acuminatum]].
***[[Esophagus#Human_papilloma_virus_esophagitis|HPV esophagitis]].
**Malignant:
***[[Uterine cervix|Cervical cancer]].
***Anal cancer.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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** Nuclear changes.
** Nuclear changes.
*** Size similar (or larger) to those in the basal layer of the epithelium.
*** Size similar (or larger) to those in the basal layer of the epithelium.
*** Nuclear enlargement should be evident on low power, i.e. 25x. [7]
*** Nuclear enlargement should be evident on low power, i.e. 25x.
*** Central location - nucleus should be smack in the middle of the cell.  
*** Central location - nucleus should be smack in the middle of the cell.  


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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Low-grade_squamous_intraepithelial_lesion.jpg LSIL (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Low-grade_squamous_intraepithelial_lesion.jpg LSIL (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Low-grade_sil_and_endocx.jpg LSIL & endocervix (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Low-grade_sil_and_endocx.jpg LSIL & endocervix (WC)].
See: [[cervix]], [[esophagus]].


==Adenovirus==
==Adenovirus==
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