OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a homeopathic treatment of plantar warts. DESIGN Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Hospital-based family medicine unit. PATIENTS Patients were recruited from the unit, through advertisements in the local media and through personal contacts with colleagues. Of the 853 people screened between December 1987 and January 1989, 174 m...

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...

BACKGROUND Plantar warts (verrucae) are extremely common. Although many will spontaneously disappear without treatment, treatment may be sought for a variety of reasons such as discomfort. There are a number of different treatments for cutaneous warts, with salicylic acid and cryotherapy using liquid nitrogen being two of the most common forms of treatment. To date, no full economic evaluation ...

From June 1992 to March 1993, a group of patients suffering from different types of warts were treated with intralesional injections of bleomycin sulfate. This study reviews the literature concerning this modality of treatment and the pathophysiology and immunohistopathology of warts and options for treatment. In this prospective study, a combination of a I mg/mL solution of bleomycin in...

Glutaraldehyde is a water-soluble liquid with high bactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and viricidal activity. It does not cross-react with formaldehyde. Glutaraldehyde solution is an underutilized gem for treating recalcitrant palmar, plantar and periungual warts. It has also been utilized for plantar hyperhidrosis with moderate success, for pitted keratolysis and the predisposing factor of h...

Papillomavirus DNA has been reported recently in the vapor (smoke plume) derived from warts treated with carbon dioxide laser; this raises concerns for operator safety. We therefore have studied a group of human and bovine warts to define further the potential risk of wart therapy and to test whether a surgical mask could reduce exposure. Half of each wart was treated with carbon dioxide laser ...