RESUMENLa papilomatosis respiratoria recurrente es una enfermedad infrecuente de la vía aereodigestiva, que afecta a niños y adultos, causada por el virus papiloma humano subtipos 6 y 11. La enfermedad tiene un curso impredecible y ha sido reportada la extensión pulmonar y la transformación maligna.Actualmente todos los tratamientos disponibles, tanto médicos como quirúrgicos, son sólo paliativos, enfocados a mantener una vía aérea adecuada y una calidad de voz aceptable. Se han desarrollado dos vacunas contra el virus papiloma humano con el fin de prevenir el cáncer cervicouterino causado por éste. Una de estas vacunas también incluye los subtipos asociados a la papilomatosis, por lo que la vacunación masiva podría disminuir drásticamente la incidencia de la enfermedad.Palabras clave: Papilomatosis, virus papiloma humano, vacunación.
ABSTRACTRecurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare disease of the aerodigestive tract that affects children and adults, caused by the human papiloma virus subtypes 6 and 11. The disease has a unpredictable course and pulmonary spread and malignant transformation have been reported.All the medical and surgical treatments available are only palliative and are focused on keeping a adequate airway and an acceptable voice quality. Two vaccines have been developed against the human papilloma virus for the prevention of cervical cancer. One of these vaccines also includes the subtypes associated with papillomatosis so widespread vaccination could drastically diminish the incidence of the disease.
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