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2009•Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and LeprologyOpen access

Autoimplantation therapy for multiple warts

Vanishree H. Shivakumar, Rajendra Okade, Vijidha Shree Rajkumar

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BACKGROUND: In the treatment of multiple warts, there is no single treatment that is 100% effective and different modalities of treatment need to be combined. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of homologous autoimplantation therapy in the treatment of multiple warts. METHODS: A total of 60 patients of multiple verruca vulgaris and palmo-plantar warts were enrolled. Homologous autoimplantation was done after harvesting full-depth wart tissue. Patients were followed upto a period of 6 months. Resolution of warts within a period of 3 months after procedure was considered successful. RESULTS: All the 60 patients were available for follow-up. A total of 28 patients of verruca vulgaris (70%) and 16 patients of palmo-plantar warts (80%) showed resolution of warts within 3 months, accounting for a total clearance rate of 73.3%. Majority of the responders (91%) showed resolution of warts within 2 months. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that homologous autoimplantation could be an effective, simple modality of treatment for multiple warts.

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BACKGROUND: In the treatment of multiple warts, there is no single treatment that is 100% effective and different modalities of treatment need to be combined. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of homologous autoimplantation therapy in the treatment of multiple warts. METHODS: A total of 60 patients of multiple verruca vulgaris and palmo-plantar warts were enrolled. Homologous autoimplantation was done after harvesting full-depth wart tissue. Patients were followed upto a period of 6 months. Resolution of warts within a period of 3 months after procedure was considered successful. RESULTS: All the 60 patients were available for follow-up. A total of 28 patients of verruca vulgaris (70%) and 16 patients of palmo-plantar warts (80%) showed resolution of warts within 3 months, accounting for a total clearance rate of 73.3%. Majority of the responders (91%) showed resolution of warts within 2 months. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that homologous autoimplantation could be an effective, simple modality of treatment for multiple warts.

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BACKGROUND: In the treatment of multiple warts, there is no single treatment that is 100% effective and different modalities of treatment need to be combined. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of homologous autoimplantation therapy in the treatment of multiple warts. METHODS: A total of 60 patients of multiple verruca vulgaris and palmo-plantar warts were enrolled. Homologous autoimplantation was done after harvesting full-depth wart tissue. Patients were followed upto a period of 6 months. Resolution of warts within a period of 3 months after procedure was considered successful. RESULTS: All the 60 patients were available for follow-up. A total of 28 patients of verruca vulgaris (70%) and 16 patients of palmo-plantar warts (80%) showed resolution of warts within 3 months, accounting for a total clearance rate of 73.3%. Majority of the responders (91%) showed resolution of warts within 2 months. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that homologous autoimplantation could be an effective, simple modality of treatment for multiple warts.

Key concepts: Plantar warts, Common warts, Verruca Vulgaris, Medicine, Dermatology, Treatment modality, Surgery, Homologous chromosome

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