The Efficacy of Intra-lesional Bleomycin Versus Intra-lesional Purified Protein Derivative in Treatment of Palmoplantar Warts

Summary

* Warts are common viral infections on the skin and are prevalent worldwide. Warts are caused by the human Papilloma virus (HPV), which has more than 100 strains; some of them are known to be premalignant. Although warts can appear at any age, they are more common in children and adolescents. The prognosis of warts cannot be predicted. In some patients they may spontaneously disappear, whereas others show persistence and progression with spreading to other body sites, leading to physical and emotional distress to the patients. * Factors that increase the risk include use of public showers, working with meat, eczema, and a low immune system . The virus is believed to enter the body through skin that has been damaged slightly . A number of types exist including: common warts, plantar warts, filiform warts, and genital warts . Genital warts are often sexually transmitted.

Timeline

Start

2018-04-01

Primary completion

2019-04-01

Completion

2020-04-01

Publications

• Background Lynch MD, Cliffe J, Morris-Jones R. Management of cutaneous viral warts. BMJ. 2014 May 27;348:g3339. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3339. No abstract available.
• Background Yamamoto T. Bleomycin and the skin. Br J Dermatol. 2006 Nov;155(5):869-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07474.x.

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