A case series of treatment of common wart with intralesional immunotherapy and oral zinc
Abstract
Common cutaneous warts are dermatological conditions caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). Despite of being a benign condition, it sometimes leads to cosmetic disfigurement. Warts also have a tendency to koebnerize, and can be transmitted to others thus making adequate and timely management necessary. Though there are various conventional treatments available, topical, intralesional and systemic immunotherapies are creating a significant space for themselves in the management of warts because of their non destructive nature. Through this case series of 5 cases of common cutaneous warts, our focus was on a combination of intralesional immunotherapy and oral zinc acetate and simultaneously compared it with topical retinoids on some of the lesions.
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