Paring is useful for both diagnosis and treatment of plantar warts. Paring techniques generally involve scalpel blades, abrasive tools, or curettes. However, these tools do not permit the use of an "awl-like" carving technique of the wart afforded by using a punch biopsy tool. We have found this technique to be associated with greater precision and safety, as well as potentially increased effic...

Background: Several regimens of therapy were recommended for the treatment of genital wart with different efficacies. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of podophylin 20% versus trichloroacetic acid 30% in the treatment of genital wart.Methods: This randomized clinical study was conducted on 120 cases with genital wart. They randomly received podophylin 20% or trichloroacetic...

A new species, Descolea quercina, is described and illustrated from Northern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is characterized by medium to large basidiomata, squamose to squamose-granulose hygrophanous pileus, and limoniform, verrucose basidiospores with partly concrescent verrucae. Phylogenetic analyses of nuc rDNA region encompassing the internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 along wi...

In a large health insurance database, incidence of anogenital warts among 15 to 19 years old females decreased from 316/100,000 person-years in 2007 to 242 in 2008 (23% reduction, p=0.0001). The decrease started between the 1 and 2 quarter of 2007 (HPV vaccination was introduced in March 2007).

Ultrasound energy liquefies high fluid content tissues, such as epidermis and sweat glands via cavitation, but minimally affects dermis, blood vessels, and nerves at the same energy level. We have used ultrasonic surgical aspirator to treat several skin diseases such as Bowen’s disease, wart, prurigo nodularis, and osmidrosis. The ultrasonic surgical aspirator offers an effective and safe metho...