Is duct tape occlusion therapy as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of the common wart?

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  • Sarah Ringold
  • Jason A Mendoza
  • Beth A Tarini
  • Colin Sox
چکیده

T HIS RANDOMIZED controlled trial was conducted to assess whether duct tape occlusion therapy is as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of common warts. Patients 3 to 22 years of age who visited the pediatric clinics on a military base in Washington State with at least 1 common wart on an extremity were approached for study enrollment. Sixty-one subjects were enrolled and randomized to either cryotherapy or duct tape occlusion therapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine

دوره 156 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002