OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of duct tape occlusion therapy for the treatment of common warts in adults. DESIGN Double-blind controlled clinical intervention trial. SETTING Veterans Affairs medical center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 90 immunocompetent adult volunteers with at least 1 wart measuring 2 to 15 mm were enrolled between October 1, 2004, and July 31, 2005. Eighty patients com...

Two experiments assessed the effects of psychological variables on wart regression. In Experiment 1, subjects given hypnotic suggestion exhibited more wart regression than those given either a placebo treatment or no treatment. In Experiment 2, hypnotic and nonhypnotic subjects given the same suggestions were equally likely to exhibit wart regression and more likely to show this effect than no ...

I N THE RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL by de Haen et al that appears in this issue of the ARCHIVES, the application of duct tape is compared with placebo as a treatment for common warts. The investigators recruited 103 children in the Netherlands from primary schools and assessed them for warts. Those with warts were randomized to 1 of 2 groups. One group received duct tape to apply to a ...

Often, the treatment of verrucae is frustrating for both the physician and patient. Treatment may be painful, scarring, ineffective, and costly. The object of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and safety of Candida albicans intralesional injection immunotherapy (CI) versus conventional wart treatment. The results of a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, comparison study are pr...

conclusions with the help of iranian traditional medicine, and according to the six essential principles, the temperament of the patient should be modified, the temperament which caused the disease should be eliminated, and the return of disease should be prevented. also, with the help of topical treatments, its scars should be removed. results physicians of iranian traditional medicine believe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of duct tape compared with placebo in the treatment of verruca vulgaris. DESIGN AND SETTING A randomized placebo-controlled trial in 3 primary schools in Maastricht, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS One hundred three children aged 4 to 12 years with verruca vulgaris. INTERVENTIONS Duct tape applied to the wart or placebo, a corn pad (protection ring for cl...

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 and aim: Treatment of resistant warts is a common clinical problem. Immunotherapy with diphenyl cyclopropenone (DCP) as a contact sensitizer has been reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of DCP in refractory warts.Materials and methods: Nineteen patients with refractory warts referred to Razi Hospital in 2004 who had not responded to at least 2 treatment...

Warts are among the most common skin diseases especially in children between the ages of 12-16 years. Usually plantar and periungual lesions are resistant to traditional treatments and cause a lot of trouble for patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate therapeutic effects of intralesional Bleomycin injection. This study was performed on 38 cases of recalcitrant warts. All the lesions dis...

BACKGROUND Warts are common and induce physical and emotional discomfort. Numerous therapies exist, yet none is optimal. Despite theoretical advantages, immunotherapeutic modalities are often neglected as first-line wart therapies. OBJECTIVE To compare treatment with intralesional skin test antigen injection of 1 wart vs cryotherapy of all warts. DESIGN Pilot study. SETTING University der...