Objective: To study the sensitivity and the specific-ity of the condyloma acuminata acetowhitening test.Methods: We placed gauzes soaked with 5% aceticacid onto the lesions for 3 to 5 minutes, then removedthe gauzes and observed the result of acetowhitening. Results: 165 of 211(78.2%) patients tested positive.159 patients had condyloma acuminata and 134 of themhad a positive acetowhitening test (84.3%). Of the 26patients with candida balanitis, 25 cases were positivewith a positive rate of 96.2%.Conclusions: The high sensitivity and specificity ofthe condyloma acuminata acetowhitening test justifythe use of this test in the clinical setting. However, thecondyloma acuminata acetowhitening test has someshortcomings and these must be considered duringdiagnosis.
