A 33-year-old man is evaluated at a sexual health clinic with a 2-week history of anal pruritus and bleeding after receptive anal sex. Physical examination reveals multiple external anal warts. On anoscopy, several internal warts are visualized. Additional testing is negative for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding intra-anal warts?

Figure 1. Intra-Anal Warts and High-Grade Squamous Intra-Epithelial Lesion
This image shows multiple condylomas and high-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesion (yellow circle) in the anal canal.
Photograph credit: Helen C. Stankiewicz Karita, MD
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March 10th, 2025
March 10th, 2025
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