IMIQUIMOD CREAM: INDICATION Imiquimod (AldaraTM, 3M Pharmaceuticals, St. Paul, MN) is an immune-response modifier. In the United States, it is currently indicated for the treatment of external anogenital warts. Available in a 5% cream, it is applied by the patient to the warts and adjacent skin three times a week (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) for up to...

IMIQUIMOD CREAM: INDICATION Imiquimod (AldaraTM, 3M Pharmaceuticals, St. Paul, MN) is an immune-response modifier. In the United States, it is currently indicated for the treatment of external anogenital warts. Available in a 5% cream, it is applied by the patient to the warts and adjacent skin three times a week (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) for up to...

BACKGROUND Common warts are skin diseases caused by human papillomavirus. Several treatment modalities available for common warts, two of them are electrodesiccation with curettage and application of 80% phenol solution. AIM This study aims to compare clinical efficacy between these two modalities. MATERIAL AND METHODS Open clinical trial was conducted at Dr Pirngadi General Hospital Medan ...

Background.  Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes a spectrum of disease, ranging from warts to cancer. Prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with anogenital warts in East African men are unknown. Methods.  Kenyan men reporting high-risk sexual behavior were inspected for anogenital warts at enrollment and follow-up visits. Logistic regression was performed to identify associations with ano...

INTRODUCTION This study aims to determine the epidemiology of viral warts in children seen at a tertiary referral centre and the treatments used. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of viral warts in children aged 12 years and below seen at the National Skin Centre in the year 2000. RESULTS There were 302 cases of viral warts, 187 (61.9%) in boys and 115 (38.1%) in girls. Th...

BACKGROUND A traditional method for the treatment of warts in some rural areas of Iran comprises the use of fig tree (ficus carica) latex as a local treatment; however, there is no scientific evaluation of its efficacy. METHODS A prospective, open right/left comparative trial of fig tree latex therapy vs. local standard of cryotherapy was carried out. Twenty-five patients with common warts we...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is a very common infection of skin and mucosa of children and adults (1- 6).Anogenital warts are a common type of HPV infection in sexually active adults, however it is seen in any age. The importance of presence of genital warts is different between adults and children in respect to differential diagnosis, associations, complications and also treatment opt...

background wart is a skin disease with circular appendages, which is called “suloul” in iranian traditional medicine (itm). according to itm literature, warts have different types and causes. the most important mechanism is excretion of materials (khelt) from body to skin and mucus; its causative material is often phlegm, black bile or a combination of them. to treat warts, it is necessary to c...

Viral siğilli ergenlerde yaşam kalitesi ile psikiyatrik komorbidite ve ilişkili diğer psikososyal faktörlerin (akran zorbalığına maruz kalma/benlik saygısı/yalnızlık/sosyal destek) değerlendirilmesi: Olgu Kontrol Çalışması 
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