Hossne, Rogério Saad [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272008-04-01Revista Brasileira de Coloproctologia, v. 28, n. 2, p. 223-226, 2008.0101-9880http://hdl.handle.net/11449/70367Introduction: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) of greatest incidence and prevalence worldwide, and it is presently considered to be a pre-neoplastic lesion. Human Papillomavirus infection has totaled 23.4% of the sexually transmitted diseases reported to the Department of Health, and it is currently the most common in our country. Many patients are asymptomatic carriers. Methods: Twenty patients who had been previously treated for HPV due to genital lesions were referred for the conduction of anuscopy and colposcopy of the perianal region. Results: Males (80%) prevailed over females (20%). Of the total number of patients, only 2 showed lesions as examined by anuscopy (10%). However, 3 other patients showed lesions by means of colposcopy, thus increasing to 5 (25%) the total number of asymptomatic patients who presented perianal lesions. Of the total number of patients with lesions, 4 were males and 1 was a female. Conclusion: The presence of perianal lesions was observed in 10% of the patients with genital lesions by means of simple anal inspection. This figure increased to 25% when anal colposcopy was associated, thus showing the importance of conducting such examination on all patients with increased risk factors for HPV infection in the anal region.223-226porAnal HPVColposcopyHPV incidenceSTD-HPVArtigo10.1590/S0101-98802008000200011S0101-98802008000200011Acesso aberto2-s2.0-556491067812-s2.0-55649106781.pdf9526345156590477