In many cases, the HPV infection in men is asymptomatic and therefore gives no signs of its presence, without manifesting any symptoms, as a “latent” or “sub-clinical” infection. In other cases, there may be skin lesions or mucous membrane lesions , or more complex diseases related to the cancerous genotypes 16 and 18 of the HPV virus. These are cancers of the ano-genital area located at the penis and the anus, genital warts. These genital lesions are not life-threatening but, despite being benign, have a strong impact on the health and quality of life of the person.
It should also be mentioned that in men, HPV types 6 and 11 can cause another rare pathological condition: recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) which is characterized by the appearance of warts in the respiratory tract, particularly the vocal cords (oropharyngeal tract warts) and larynx (laryngeal papillomas).
