BACKGROUND Infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the world. Among the 630 million new cases of HPV that occur each year, 30 million develop anogenital warts. Although subclinical infection with HPV is the most common cause, genital warts are also associated with immunosuppression caused by HIV. In view of the high prevalence of HPV/HIV co-...

INTRODUCTION Viral warts are common skin condition caused by the human papilloma virus. AIM To determine the clinical features of warts and therapeutic approaches to warts and compare them with the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 362 consecutive patients presenting to a dermatology clinic in Ankara, Middle Anatolia, Turkey. Age, gender, anatomic lo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of topical zinc sulphate solution in the treatment of plane and common warts. METHODS This study consisted of a pilot and double blinded clinical trails. This was carried out in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghadad, Iraq during the period from December 2002 to October 2003. Ten patients with plane warts ...

Warts are little lumps growing in the skin. You might have had a wart or know them from children’s books, typically on witches’ noses. quite common children. Did you ever wonder where they come from? be surprised to learn that warts caused by virus. Viruses germs need cells multiply themselves. Cells building blocks of all living things. The virus causes warts, called human papillomavirus, infe...

Warts are common viral infections of the skin and mucous membranes that caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). prevalent worldwide. Recently, immunotherapy with intralesional antigens or vaccines has been tried for treatment warts encouraging results. It could lead to resolution without any physical changes scarring in addition would augment host response against causative agent. The aim this s...

Background: Genital warts are one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases in the world. They are caused by different human papilloma viruses and lesions may have benign to malignant transformation. The main purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of condyloma acuminata in the spouses of patients with genital warts. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 153...

The prevalence of cutaneous viral warts in the general population is estimated to be 7-12%. Many patients present to primary care with pain and discomfort along with other concerns, such as cosmetic appearance. Although cutaneous viral warts are ubiquitous, no definitive treatment exists. Nevertheless, most warts resolve spontaneously and a large proportion of the remainder respond to simple re...

Introduction: Genital infections with human papilloma virus (HPV) are the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Several predisposing factors are known for this infection. So far, no studies on the risk factors and clinico-epidemiologic aspects of genital warts in Iran have been reported. So, we performed this study to evaluate epidemiologic aspects of anogenital warts i...