Anogenital warts represent a major therapeutic problem in genitourinary medicine. A wide range of treatment modalities is available (the usual indication that none is ideal). This therapeutic problem is not new; in the sixth century, Dionysius graphically described treatment of genital warts: "The surgeons spared neither iron nor fire, and were not moved to pity by the cries of the patients". B...

Obstructive lymphedema of extremities in humans is characterized by swelling of tissues with lymph stasis and inflammatory infiltrates in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Treatment of the inflammatory component requires application of antiinflammatory drugs. We studied the effect of topical application of Unguentum Lymphaticum (UL) containing antiphlogistic compounds (digitalis, calendulin, hyosc...

The prevalence of benign anorectal conditions in the primary care setting is high, although evidence of effective therapy is often lacking. In addition to recognizing common benign anorectal disorders, physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion for inflammatory and malignant disorders. Patients with red flags such as increased age, family history, persistent anorectal bleeding despite t...

The development of anything like a systematic approach to the chemotherapy of cancer began with the discovery that some chemical substances were capable of so profoundly interfering with the processes of cell division that either mitosis was prevented or else the daughter cells from the mitotic division were so damaged that they died. It was apparently because of this property that these substa...

BACKGROUND Epidermal naevi are benign hamartomatous growths of the skin which are generally asymptomatic with a benign course but are cosmetically disagreeable. Topical treatments such as steroids, calcipotriol, 5 fluorouracil, podophyllin, retinoids and cryotherapy are ineffective and surgical excision results in scar formation. Therapy is often challenging. AIM OF THE STUDY To study the res...

Several modes of therapy are used for treating PPP, including cryotherapy, electrodesiccation, podophyllin, curettage, and carbon dioxide laser ablation; however, treatment should be reserved for patients who have cosmetic or psychological concerns from the appearance of this benign entity (2). We report on the case of a 41-year-old Caucasian man with a history of several months of two nonpainf...

BACKGROUND Genital warts is a common sexually transmitted disease treated by a variety of medical specialists. Standard therapies offer symptomatic relief but cannot ensure lasting remission. Using the clinical literature, claims databases, and a panel of experienced practitioners, the relative efficacy, cost, and cost effectiveness of five common treatments for genital warts were assessed in t...

ଝ Condilomas acuminados en varones. ¿Existen diferencias entre población inmigrante y autóctona? Immigration is a reality that cannot be ignored and that provides new professional challenges. 1 As a result, the number of publications related to immigration has increased markedly. Among the skin conditions affected by immigration are sexually transmitted diseases, with some articles reporting a ...

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle syn P. emodi Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thoms. is an endangered and valuable medicinal plant, distributed in the Himalayan zone at an altitudes ranging from 2000 to 4000 m above MSL. It is an herbaceous and rhizomatous perennial plant also found in few pockets of Indian cold desert (Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti). Its rhizomes and roots contain about 8% of podophylloresin from whi...