Potentiating effect of imiquimod in the treatment of verrucae vulgares in immunocompromised patients.
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Sir, Verruca vulgaris is a benign epithelial hyperplasia caused by human papilloma viruses that causes therapeutic problems, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report here 2 patients on continuous immunosuppressive medication with relapsing warts resistant to topical immunotherapy with diphenylcyclopropenone (DCP). As an alternative, occlusive treatment with 5% imiquimod cream was successfully tried. Imiquimod is a recently introduced immunomodi®er intended for condylomata accuminata.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 80 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000