Two new species, Russula pseudopunicea C.L.Hou, G.Q.Cheng & H.Zhou sp. nov. and R. wulingshanensis nov., from Yanshan mountains in North China are described herein based on morphological phylogenetic analyses of nrITS, nrLSU-rpb2-mtSSU gene regions. Morphologically, is characterised by a reddish brown, light brown to brownish orange pileus with greyish yellow margin, subglobose broadly elli...

Patients with anogenital warts present the healthcare professional with two major problems—recurrence and persistence. These problems occur because of persistence of human papillomavirus in keratinocytes, defective immune responses in individuals with persistence and recurrence of warts, and the lack of specific antiviral therapy. In this article, the discussion will be confined to the manageme...

OBJECTIVE To determine if application of duct tape is as effective as cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts. DESIGN A prospective, randomized controlled trial with 2 treatment arms for warts in children. SETTING The general pediatric and adolescent clinics at a military medical center. PATIENTS A total of 61 patients (age range, 3-22 years) were enrolled in the study from October 3...

BACKGROUND The treatment of periungual warts is a therapeutic challenge. Various treatment modalities can be ineffective and may cause scarring and permanent nail changes. OBJECTIVES A prospective pilot study to investigate the efficacy and safety of a low concentration (0.1 U/mL) of bleomycin in the treatment of periungual warts. METHODS Periungual warts were injected with bleomycin (0.1 U...

Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) transmission during laser vaporisation of genital warts or loop electrode excision procedure is controversial. An oral rinse, a nasal swabs, history of HPV related diseases and data on HPV exposure were collected from 287 employees at departments of dermato-venerology and gynaecology in Denmark. A mucosal HPV type was found among 5.8% of employees with experie...

Of 59 women referred with vulval warts whose cervices were assessed colposcopically for the presence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) before local treatment of the wart lesions, 17 had histologically proved CIN, 12 had histologically proved cervical wart virus infection, and 30 had abnormality on colposcopy or cytology. Seven of the 17 with CIN had no abnormality on cervical cytology...