
65歲業務主管因在東南亞三溫暖接觸受污染表面,導致感染尖形濕疣,醫師提醒HPV疫苗接種與衛生習慣重要性。
一名65歲男性因在東南亞三溫暖接觸未鋪毛巾的椅子,感染尖形濕疣(菜花)。泌尿科醫師顧芳瑜指出,HPV可透過皮膚黏膜接觸傳播,提醒民眾公共場所衛生及接種HPV疫苗的重要性,並說明45歲以上族群接種疫苗的評估原則。
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HPV病毒主要透過皮膚與黏膜直接接觸傳播,非僅限於性行為。臨床上常見對於HPV傳播途徑的誤解,導致患者延誤就醫。
泌尿科醫師顧芳瑜表示,HPV透過親密皮膚與黏膜的直接接觸傳播,包含非插入式的親密接觸;並非有性行為才會感染。
泡三溫暖竟染菜花?顧家醫療總院長、泌尿科醫師顧芳瑜表示:他曾收治一名65歲的男性國外業務主管,平時生活單純且無危險性行為。某次因公出差前往東南亞應酬打完高爾夫,在當地泡完三溫暖後,直接坐在未鋪毛巾的椅子上。半年後,個案的下體從肛門到會陰部,竟長出一整排贅生物,就醫檢查後,確定感染俗稱「菜花」的尖形濕疣。
顧芳瑜表示,該患者起初私密處僅出現微小突起,因不以為意未立刻就醫,沒想到隨著時間推移,病灶竟一路蔓延越長越多,才趕緊就醫。後來安排雷射手術將菜花徹底燒除,並建議他接種 HPV 疫苗。
顧芳瑜指出,臨床上不少人對 HPV 存在迷思,以為只有插入式性行為才會染病。事實上,HPV 主要透過親密皮膚與黏膜的直接接觸傳播,包含非插入式的親密接觸;在潮濕密閉環境下,病毒也可能短暫附著於物體表面,若手部接觸後未清潔便觸摸私密處,理論上存在間接傳播的可能,但這類途徑相對少見,需要特定條件。
因此,民眾在可能觸及私密處的公共場所使用物品時仍須留心;施打 HPV 疫苗有助預防,雖無法治療已存在的菜花病灶,但可預防尚未感染的型別,提升對其他型別的保護力,降低未來再感染與復發風險。
顧芳瑜說明,目前國內 HPV 疫苗仿單標示的建議接種年齡為 9 至 45 歲,主要是因為當初臨床試驗的受試者年齡區間設定於此,因此遵循「有多少證據說多少話」的醫學原則所訂出的建議接種年齡範圍。但這並不代表超過 45 歲就絕對不能施打。在醫學上,超過 45 歲接種屬於「仿單標示外使用」,只要經醫師評估認為利大於弊,熟齡族群依然能透過疫苗獲得保護力;由於每個人過去的暴露史與未來風險不同,保護效益會因人而異,建議與醫師討論後再決定是否接種。
至於哪些族群施打前需要特別評估?顧芳瑜表示,男性民眾在疫苗接種上幾乎沒有特殊限制,但如有嚴重疫苗過敏史或正處於急性重病,應先與醫師評估。女性民眾若正接受化療或免疫抑制治療,應與醫師討論接種時機;部分情況可接種,但免疫反應可能較弱,需個別評估。若患有一些自體免疫疾病,或過往打疫苗曾有嚴重不良反應,則應先與醫師詳細討論。
顧芳瑜呼籲,私密處若出現不明凸起物或異狀,切勿因害羞、諱疾忌醫或自認沒有危險性行為就輕忽延誤。透過早期診斷、積極治療、改善個人衛生習慣並搭配 HPV 疫苗接種,才能獲得最全面的防護,避免病毒反覆發作。

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