DESPITE the successful use of anitibioties in the treatment of infective endocarditis, the failure of therapy in perhaps onre third of the patients with this condition keeps it in the forefront as a major threat in heart disease.1 2 The increasing incidence of endocarditis following cardiac surgery has also provided an unexpected and disturbing feature of progress in cardiac management.3In addi...

The human papillomavirus is a DNA virus that is involved in the pathogenesis of several benign and malignant lesions. Although numerous types of HPV exist, vaccines currently target HPV’s 6, 11, 16, and 18, which are the most commonly implicated in verrucae and oral-genital neoplasms. Although the HPV vaccine has been recommended as part of the vaccination schedule in adolescents for several ye...

BACKGROUND Human papilloma virus (HPV) types 6 and 11 account for 90 percent of anogenital warts (AGW). Assessment of a potential reduction of the incidence of AGW following introduction of HPV vaccines requires population-based incidence rates. The aim of this study was to estimate incidence rates of AGW in Germany, stratified by age, sex, and region. Additionally, the medical practitioner (gy...

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...

To determine the incidence of anogenital warts (AGWs) in the Chinese general population, we compared the data from a prospective study and from the National Notifiable Disease Report System (NNDRS). A cohort study including 2378 women and 2309 men aged 18-55 years old enrolled from Liuzhou, China, was conducted with three scheduled visits at 6-month intervals from May 2014 to March 2016. And, a...

Trichoderma (Ascomycetes, Hypocreales) strains that have warted conidia are traditionally identified as T. viride, the type species of Trichoderma. However, two morphologically distinct types of conidial warts (I and II) have been found. Because each type corresponds to a unique mitochondrial DNA pattern, it has been questioned whether T. viride comprises more than one species. Combined molecul...

T HIS RANDOMIZED controlled trial was conducted to assess whether duct tape occlusion therapy is as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of common warts. Patients 3 to 22 years of age who visited the pediatric clinics on a military base in Washington State with at least 1 common wart on an extremity were approached for study enrollment. Sixty-one subjects were enrolled and randomized to e...

INTRODUCTION Verrucae are extremely common, and are experienced by most people at some time during their lives. Although most verrucae will spontaneously disappear without treatment, many patients seek treatment, often because they have persisted for many years, are unsightly or painful or prevent them from doing sports or other activities. There are many different treatments available; includi...

OBJECTIVE Cutaneous warts are very common and a large variety of topical treatments and drugs can be employed to cure these skin injuries that can arise on any part of the body. But are these products really safe? METHOD We performed a case description and PubMed literature review using key words "wart," "chemical burn," and "formic acid." All articles in English and French were selected. R...

BACKGROUND Common warts (verrucae vulgares) are human papilloma virus (HPV) infections with a high incidence and prevalence, most often affecting hands and feet, being able to impair quality of life. About 30 different therapeutic regimens described in literature reveal a lack of a single striking strategy. Recent publications showed positive results of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with 5-aminole...