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Emerging Interventional Therapies for Warts

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Dr Deepak Jakhar, New Delhi    21 January 2019

  • Infection of the keratinocyte by human papilomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common skin diseases worldwide. It is spread by direct contact or via environment. Spontaneous resolution can occur.
  • Salicylic acid, citric acid, formic acid topical sodium nitrate, vit D analogs, topical vit A, 5-fluorouracil, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, 2% povidone-iodine, etc. are used in the treatment.
  • Cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, hyperthermia, Nd:YAG, photodynamic therapy, intralesional MMR, intralesional immunotherapy, intralesional Candida antigen and intralesional BCG are other therapies used in the treatment.
  • HPV vaccine has also brought down the incidence of genital warts.
  • Factors affecting treatment are age and immune status, site of the warts, recalcitrant warts and recurrent warts.

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