INTRALESIONAL BLEOMYCIN IN TREATMENT OF PLANTAR WARTS
Objective: To assess the efficacy of intralesional bleomycin in treating plantar warts. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in Dermatol...
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Army Medical College Rawalpindi
2019
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| Sumario: | Objective:
To assess the efficacy of intralesional bleomycin in treating plantar warts.
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015.
Material and Methods:
The study was conducted in Dermatology outpatient department, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015. Total of 60 plantar warts in 20 patients were treated with 1 mg/ml intralesional injection of bleomycin. Patients received a total of four doses of bleomycin every three weeks, and were followed for next three months. We categorized the response to treatment as complete or partial resolution, and nonresponsive.
Results:
Out of 60 warts 46 warts (76.66%) showed complete resolution and 8 (13.33%) warts showed partial resolution (p<0.001). The cure rate was better in warts smaller than 20 mm in diameter in comparison with larger lesions. After six months follow-up, 3 (15%) of the completely resolved warts showed recurrence. Recurrence was more among those with greater number of warts.
Conclusion:
Intralesional bleomycin injections were found to be a reliable, safe and acceptable mode of treatment for plantar warts. |
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