FEMALE GENITAL-TRACT PAPILLOMAVIRUS IN CONJUNCTIVAL PAPILLOMAS OF INFANCY

PURPOSE: To show the association between conjunctival papillomas prese nt during infancy and maternal infection with human papillomavirus. ME THOD: Case report of conjunctival papillomas occurring in an infant bo rn to a mother with a human papillomavirus infection of the vulva duri ng pregnancy. RESULT: The infant: developed conjunctival papillomas ca used by human papillomavirus of the female genital tract. CONCLUSIONS: Conjunctival papillomas present during infancy may be caused by verti cal transmission of the human papillomavirus from mother to infant dur ing delivery. Mothers of infants with conjunctival papillomas should b e examined for diseases associated with human papillomavirus.