Facteurs de risque de sévérité de la 
papillomatose respiratoire juvénile
Juvenile Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis is caused by Human Papillomavirus genotypes 6 or 11. It is characterised by recurring warts most commonly in the larynx. The severe form of the disease has a devastating impact on health and life quality of the child and its family because of the consequences of multiple surgical procedures and the constant risk of airway obstruction.   Objectives: To study the risk factors associated with severe forms of RRP.   Method: We conducted a retrospective case series of the 31 patients diagnosed between January 1995 and December 2008. We analyzed demographic and clinical variables, as well as viral and host factors. Logistic regressions were performed to evaluate the impact of each of independent variables on the disease severity.   Results: Our data suggest that risk factors for severe forms of RRP in children could be associated with female gender (OR=2.60, 95% CI: 0.44-15.44), being first-born (OR=3.51 95% CI: 0.17-72.32), lower socio-economic status (OR=5.31, 95% CI: 0.17-164.19), younger age (OR=0.83, 95% CI: 0.68-1.01), high viral load (OR=3.81, 95% CI: 0.230-63.16) and history of condylomas of the mother during pregnancy, (OR=12.05, 95% CI: 0.97-149.85).   Conclusion: The severity of the RRP would be the result of a combination of factors which would favor the cellular growth particularly in the young children. Therapeutics and preventive measures to restrict the contamination and the replication of the virus could reduce considerably the burden of this disease.
Papillomes Papillomas Juvenile Risk Severity Surgery Recurrence HPV