Papillomavirus in human conjunctival papillomas.

PubMed ID: 6299104

Author(s): Lass JH, Jenson AB, Papale JJ, Albert DM. Papillomavirus in human conjunctival papillomas. Am J Ophthalmol. 1983 Mar;95(3):364-8. PMID 6299104

Journal: American Journal Of Ophthalmology, Volume 95, Issue 3, Mar 1983

Forty-one human conjunctival papillomas were histopathologically examined for koilocytosis and papillomavirus common antigen with a peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique immunospecific for genus-specific papillomavirus antigen. Koilocytotic cells, typically found in other papillomavirus-induced tumors, were present in 24 of the 41 specimens. Two of the 41 specimens were positive for viral antigen. The positive reactions were intranuclear within the superficial layers of the epithelium.