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Cutaneous warts in butchers

1994; Oxford University Press; Volume: 130; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb06874.x

1365-2133

M. Keefe, Ahmed A. Al‐Ghamdi, David Coggon, Norman J. Maitland, P. Egger, C.J. KEEFE, AJ Carey, Cyril M. Sanders,

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

British Journal of DermatologyVolume 130, Issue 1 p. 9-14 Cutaneous warts in butchers M. KEEFE, M. KEEFE Department of Dermatology, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital, Graham Road, Southampton SO9 4PE, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. AL-GHAMDI, A. AL-GHAMDI Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, The Medical School, University Walk, Bristol B8 LTD, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorD. COGGON, D. COGGON MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorN.J. MAITLAND, N.J. MAITLAND Department of Biology. University of York, Heslington. York YO1 5DD. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorP. EGGER, P. EGGER MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorC.J. KEEFE, C.J. KEEFE Department of Dermatology, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital, Graham Road, Southampton SO9 4PE, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. CAREY, A. CAREY MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorC.M. SANDERS, C.M. SANDERS Department of Biology. University of York, Heslington. York YO1 5DD. U.K.Search for more papers by this author M. KEEFE, M. KEEFE Department of Dermatology, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital, Graham Road, Southampton SO9 4PE, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. AL-GHAMDI, A. AL-GHAMDI Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, The Medical School, University Walk, Bristol B8 LTD, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorD. COGGON, D. COGGON MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorN.J. MAITLAND, N.J. MAITLAND Department of Biology. University of York, Heslington. York YO1 5DD. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorP. EGGER, P. EGGER MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorC.J. KEEFE, C.J. KEEFE Department of Dermatology, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital, Graham Road, Southampton SO9 4PE, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorA. CAREY, A. CAREY MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit. University of Southampton. Southampton General Hospital. Southampton SO9 4XY. U.K.Search for more papers by this authorC.M. SANDERS, C.M. SANDERS Department of Biology. University of York, Heslington. York YO1 5DD. U.K.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb06874.xCitations: 62AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Summary Several studies have indicated a high prevalence of hand warts in meat handlers, although the reasons for this are not clear. The high prevalence may be partly due to HPV7, a virus found almost exclusively in meat handlers, but the source of HPV7 is not known. We have carried out a cross-sectional survey of hand warts in male meat workers and controls from other occupational groups, to investigate the reasons for the high prevalence of warts, and particularly of HPV7, in butchers. We studied 240 abattoir workers. 246 retail and wholesale butchers, 308 engineering fitters and 292 office workers. Each subject was interviewed using a standard questionnaire, and his hands were examined by a dermatologist. Scrapings from the warts were tested for HPV1, HPV2 and HPV7 by a polymerase chain reaction method. The prevalence of hand warts was 33·3% in the abattoir workers, 34·1% in the butchers, 19·5% in the engineers and 14·7% in the office workers. Scrapings were taken from 247 of 267 subjects with warts, and HPV DNA was detected in 151 samples. The most common viruses were HPV2 (94 men) and HPV7 (76 men). The excess of warts in meat workers was largely due to HPV7, which was found in only two of the office workers, and was not found in any of the engineers. Logistic regression analysis showed no association between the prevalence of hand warts (or HPV2 and HPV7 specifically) and hand trauma, cold and wet working conditions, smoking, atopy, or handling any particular kind of meat. We suggest that some constituent of animal flesh predisposes to replication of HPV7 in keratinized epithelium. Citing Literature Volume130, Issue1January 1994Pages 9-14 RelatedInformation