Real‐life treatment of cutaneous warts with cantharidin podophyllin salicylic acid solution

Treatment of anogenital warts. Comparison of trichloracetic acid and podophyllin versus podophyllin alone.

Seventy-three patients with anogenital warts were randomly allocated to a double-blind comparison of treatment with trichloracetic acid (50%) and podophyllin (25%) versus podophyllin (25%) alone. There was no significant difference in the resolution of warts in the two treatment groups among patients followed for three months. Of patients free of warts at six weeks, treatment with trichloraceti...

[Application of cantharidin, podophyllotoxin, and salicylic acid in recalcitrant plantar warts. A preliminary study].

INTRODUCTION Plantar warts often are refractory to any treatment and can last for decades in adults. Recalcitrant warts are defined as those that have persisted for more than two years, or after at least two treatment modalities. METHODS A total of 15 consecutive patients with recalcitrant plantar warts were included in this preliminary study. The treatment consisted of applying one to two se...

Treatment of Warts with Topical Formic Acid

Cryotherapy versus podophyllin in the treatment of genital warts.

572 patients with solitary or multiple genital warts attending the Department of Genitourinary Medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth, U.K. between January 1981 and December 1981 were allocated to either podophyllin or cryotherapy for the treatment of their warts. Of 350 patients successfully treated for their warts and returned for a follow-up examination 6 weeks or more after co...

Treatment of nongenital cutaneous warts.

Numerous treatments for nongenital cutaneous warts are available, although no single therapy has been established as completely curative. Watchful waiting is an option for new warts because many resolve spontaneously. However, patients often request treatment because of social stigma or discomfort. Ideally, treatment should be simple and inexpensive with low risk of adverse effects. Salicylic a...