occasionally the heels. There may be several forms of rash, the commonest is an erythema. Less frequently there is a number of large dull red papules on the prominent parts; sometimes the surfaces of the papules are eroded giving an appearance like condylomata. In congenital syphilis, however, the papules appear more on the flexor aspect and not on the most prominent parts, the skin between the...

Paring is useful for both diagnosis and treatment of plantar warts. Paring techniques generally involve scalpel blades, abrasive tools, or curettes. However, these tools do not permit the use of an "awl-like" carving technique of the wart afforded by using a punch biopsy tool. We have found this technique to be associated with greater precision and safety, as well as potentially increased effic...

Purpose: to describe a clinical case of successful application light-oxygen therapy (LOT) in patient with plantar warts. Material and methods. The publication presents the outcome after absorption spectrum endogenous oxygen its transfer singlet state Russian-made diode laser «Super Seb», manufactured by LLC New Surgical Technologies (Moscow, Russia) wavelength near 1265 nm, power 0–3 W was used...

Cutaneous warts are caused by infection of the epidermis with human papillomavirus (HPV). Cryotherapy using liquid nitrogen is one of the most common local treatments. In this study, we used a novel ex vivo approach to compare the efficacy of a new product with conventional liquid-nitrogen cryotherapy by studying epidermal histology and assessing the presence of HPV types 1 and 2 DNA in plantar...

Laurence Le Cleach, MD; Ludovic Trinquart, MCS; Dominique Penso-Assathiany, MD; Olivier Chosidow, MD, PhD; Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Créteil (Drs Le Cleach, Penso-Assathiany, and Chosidow), Centre Cochrane Français, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris (Drs Le Cleach and Chosidow and Mr Trinquart), French Satellite of the Cochrane Skin Group, Creteil (...

Cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced warts are common in the general population, especially among children. Prevalence rates among primary schoolchildren are between 22% and 33% (1). In childhood, in particular, the spontaneous resolution rate of HPV-induced warts is high. Half of primary schoolchildren will be free of warts within one year (2) and approximately two-thirds of warts clea...