Epidermodysplasia verruciformis: A rare case presentation

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (ev) is a rare genodermatosis characterized by a unique susceptibility to cutaneous infection by a group of phylogenetically related human papilloma viruses (hpvs). these patients show a defect in cell-mediated immunity specific toward the causative hpvs that leads to lifelong disease. the defect is usually inherited as autosomal recessive trait and presents clinically with plane warts,pityriasis versicolor-like lesions and reddish verrucous plaques. dysplastic and malignant changes in the form of actinic keratoses,bowen's disease and squamous cell carcinoma (scc) are common but metastasis occurs rarely. a totally effective treatment against ev is as yet highly desirable. we report a case of edv in a 13-year-old female patient with confluent wart like lesions,pityriasis versicolor like lesions and reddish plaques. the case is being reported in view of rarity of disease.