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HPV misdiagnosis??
by Max967, Oct 06, 2009 01:20PM
Hello,
I recently found a few small bumps in my pubic area, underneath my pubic hair. Some were clustered together in groups of two, some were singular. They were flesh colored, painless, and smaller than a sebaceous cyst. My family medicine practitioner examined me and felt that they could be genital warts. To be sure, he biopsied one of them, and sent it off to the lab.
My results were as follows: "The skin biopsy from the pubic area shows a squamous epithelial hyperplasia with mild hyperkeratosis and focal increased granulosis. Definitive HPV effect is not identified in the biopsy. A condyloma cannot be entirely excluded; however, definitive features are not identified. Correlate clinically."
My doc reviewed the results with me, and told me that I likely had GW, and he performed cryo on the area. Naturally, I was pretty devastated. He didn't really seem to care much, and was very dismissive about the whole thing.
I discussed the lab results with another, more experienced practitioner in the same practice group, and he told me that he felt the bumps were likely not GW. I don't know what to think now.
Coincidentally, I still have two small bumps in the same general area that need to be treated. I believe the first doc missed one when he cryo'd me the first time, and the other bump looks to be new. The spot that was missed appears to have grown a little, and possibly divided into two small adjacent bumps.
My questions:
1) What does the pathology report show? Isn't the reason for having the lab work done to obtain a definitive diagnosis?
2) If not GW, what are these bumps? Are there other similar skin conditions that could've been the source of a misdiagnosis?
I'm having a very hard time with all of this. If I do have GW, I feel like I'm going to be "tainted" for life, and that I'm going to have to disclose to future partners about my infection. I realize that most people clear GW's within 6 - 18 months, especially with treatment. Does this mean that if I get the remaining spots treated, and nothing returns for several months, I don't have to worry about disclosure?
My life hasn't been the same since all of this happened. I was having casual sex, but it was always protected. I'm not having sex any more, and feel lost, confused, and in need of some resources to help me cope if I do indeed have a GW diagnosis.
Thank you for your help.
I recently found a few small bumps in my pubic area, underneath my pubic hair. Some were clustered together in groups of two, some were singular. They were flesh colored, painless, and smaller than a sebaceous cyst. My family medicine practitioner examined me and felt that they could be genital warts. To be sure, he biopsied one of them, and sent it off to the lab.
My results were as follows: "The skin biopsy from the pubic area shows a squamous epithelial hyperplasia with mild hyperkeratosis and focal increased granulosis. Definitive HPV effect is not identified in the biopsy. A condyloma cannot be entirely excluded; however, definitive features are not identified. Correlate clinically."
My doc reviewed the results with me, and told me that I likely had GW, and he performed cryo on the area. Naturally, I was pretty devastated. He didn't really seem to care much, and was very dismissive about the whole thing.
I discussed the lab results with another, more experienced practitioner in the same practice group, and he told me that he felt the bumps were likely not GW. I don't know what to think now.
Coincidentally, I still have two small bumps in the same general area that need to be treated. I believe the first doc missed one when he cryo'd me the first time, and the other bump looks to be new. The spot that was missed appears to have grown a little, and possibly divided into two small adjacent bumps.
My questions:
1) What does the pathology report show? Isn't the reason for having the lab work done to obtain a definitive diagnosis?
2) If not GW, what are these bumps? Are there other similar skin conditions that could've been the source of a misdiagnosis?
I'm having a very hard time with all of this. If I do have GW, I feel like I'm going to be "tainted" for life, and that I'm going to have to disclose to future partners about my infection. I realize that most people clear GW's within 6 - 18 months, especially with treatment. Does this mean that if I get the remaining spots treated, and nothing returns for several months, I don't have to worry about disclosure?
My life hasn't been the same since all of this happened. I was having casual sex, but it was always protected. I'm not having sex any more, and feel lost, confused, and in need of some resources to help me cope if I do indeed have a GW diagnosis.
Thank you for your help.
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