Plantar wart
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis
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
References
- ^ Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD001781. PMID 12917913
- ^ Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD001781. PMID 16855978 [2]
- ^ BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):461. PMID 12202325
- ^ Plantar Warts, Treatment [3] (Mayo Clinic)
- ^ Warszauer-Szwarc L.Treatment of plantar warts with banana skin. Plast.Reconstr.Surg 1981. 68; 975-6. PMID 7301999
- ^ Cutaneous Warts: An Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy. American Family Physician 2005;72(4):647-52. PMID 16127954
External links
- Mayo Clinic
- Advice from UK Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
- Warts, The Merck Manual
- Plantar Wart photo library at Dermnet
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