Warts are among the most common skin diseases especially in children between the ages of 12-16 years. Usually plantar and periungual lesions are resistant to traditional treatments and cause a lot of trouble for patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate therapeutic effects of intralesional Bleomycin injection. This study was performed on 38 cases of recalcitrant warts. All the lesions dis...

Sir, Recalcitrant warts remains a major therapeutic challenge for patients as well as for dermatologists, and an effective, painless, atraumatic treatment modality is needed world-wide. Topical immunotherapy has for years been used with some success in the treatment of resistant warts (1). Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) was the ®rst contact sensitizer to be used but diphenylcyclopropenone (DCP) is...

HPV: human papillomavirus INTRODUCTION Sustainability of transplanted organs requires lifetime immunosuppressive treatments. Resulting immune deficiency leads to an increased risk of viral infections and virus-induced tumors. Human papillomavirus (HPV) skin infections are the most common in such cases. More than 80% of patients suffer from warts 5 years after the transplant. Unlike lesions in i...

Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society 2016, 13:151–158 Background The immune system plays an essential role in the clearance of warts, and thus recently there is a trend to use immunotherapy in wart treatment. Tuberculin-purified protein derivatives (PPDs) and zinc sulfate 2% were not previously compared regarding their efficacy in the treatment of warts. Objective The aim of thi...

Warts are benign epithelial neoplasms of the skin and mucosa resulting from human Papilloma virus (HPV) infection. They are a common dermatologic complaint, with an estimated incidence of 10% in children and young adults [1]. The treatment is challenging and there is no single therapy established as completely curative [2]. In this report we presented a case of successfully removed resistant pl...

Warts are benign epithelial neoplasms of the skin and mucosa resulting from human Papilloma virus (HPV) infection. They are a common dermatologic complaint, with an estimated incidence of 10% in children and young adults [1]. The treatment is challenging and there is no single therapy established as completely curative [2]. In this report we presented a case of successfully removed resistant pl...

The majority of treatments for skin warts include destructive techniques like electrocautery and cryotherapy. These treatment frequently result in recurrence scarring. Examining the safety efficiency intralesional vitamin D3 injection cutaneous is goal this study. Total 50 people with recalcitrant different dimensions, frequencies, longevity participated 0.2 to 0.5 ml (600,000 IU, 15 mg/ml) wer...

To cite: Mestre T, Marques Pinto G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204787 DESCRIPTION The human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the skin and mucous membranes. Common warts, filiform warts, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, mosaic warts and plantar warts represent clinical manifestations of infection with HPV. Giant warts in the hands are very r...