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==Relative effectiveness of treatments==
==Relative effectiveness of treatments==
A 2006 study assessed the effects of different local treatments for cutaneous, non-genital warts in healthy people. The study reviewed 60 randomized clinical trials dating up to March 2005.  The main findings were:
* overall there is a lack of evidence (many trials were excluded because of poor methodology and reporting).
* the average cure rate using a placebo was 27% after an average period of 15 weeks.
* the best treatments are those containing salicylic acid.  They are clearly better than placebo.
* there is surprisingly little evidence for the absolute efficacy of cryotherapy.
* two trials comparing salicylic acid and cryotherapy showed no significant difference in efficacy.
* one trial comparing salicylic acid and duct tape occlusion therapy showed no significant difference in efficacy.
* evidence for the efficacy of the remaining treatments was limited.


==Complications==
==Complications==

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  1. ^ Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD001781. PMID 12917913
  2. ^ Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD001781. PMID 16855978 [2]
  3. ^ BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):461. PMID 12202325
  4. ^ Plantar Warts, Treatment [3] (Mayo Clinic)
  5. ^ Warszauer-Szwarc L.Treatment of plantar warts with banana skin. Plast.Reconstr.Surg 1981. 68; 975-6. PMID 7301999
  6. ^ Cutaneous Warts: An Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy. American Family Physician 2005;72(4):647-52. PMID 16127954

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