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| Severe case of genital warts around the anus (Credit: wikipedia.org) |
Condyloma (plural: "Condylomata", from Greek
"knuckle") refers to an infection of the genitals. The two subtypes
are:
- Condyloma acuminata, or genital warts, caused by human papilloma virus subtypes 6, 11, and others
- Condylomata lata, white lesions associated with secondary syphilis
Condylomata lata
Not to be confused with condyloma acuminata.
Condylomata lata or condyloma latum, is a cutaneous
condition characterized by wart-like lesions on the genitals. They are
generally symptoms of the secondary phase of syphilis, caused by the
spirochete, Treponema pallidum.
Condylomata lata occurs in about one-third of syphilis
patients and is characterized by painless, mucosal, and warty erosions. They
tend to develop in warm, moist sites of the genitals and perineum. These
lesions hold a high accumulation of spirochetes and are highly infectious.
Complete resolution of the lesions is spontaneous and occurs after a few days
to many weeks, where it is either resolved completely or enters the tertiary
phase, defined by a latent state. (Source)
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