Objective: To compare cryotherapy alone versus cryotherapy plus salicylic acid dressing for planter warts. Study Design: Randomized Control Trial Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad from 01 Mar, 2022 to 01 Aug, 2022. Methodology: Seventy participants were enlisted using a non-probability sequential sampling method and then randomly assigned to one of two groups. SPSS Version 23.0 was used for data entry, data entry, and data analysis. Results: As per comparison of efficacy between both groups, 20 (57.1%) patients in Group A (Cryotherapy Alone) showed effective results while in Group B (Cryotherapy plus Salicylic Acid), 30 (85.7%) patients showed effective results. P Value = 0.008. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that treatment of plantar warts with cryotherapy plus salicylic acid yielded significantly higher effective results in comparison to cryotherapy alone. Keywords: Planter Warts, Cryotherapy, Salicylic Acid
Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of onychomycosis treatment using pulses of oral itraconazole vs continuous dosing with oral terbinafine. Study Design: Randomized Control Trial Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad from 01 Mar, 2022 to 01 Aug, 2022. Methodology: A total of 100 patients were included in this research study who were divided in two groups through blocked randomization and were enrolled through nonprobability consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected, entered, and analyzed using SPSS Version 23.0. Results: In oral itraconazole (pulse therapy) group, 43 (86.0%) patients showed effective results while in oral terbinafine (continuous therapy) group, 32 (64.0%) showed effective results. P Value = 0.011. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that oral itraconazole (pulse therapy) is significantly superior to oral terbinafine (continuous therapy) group in the treatment of treatment of onychomycosis. Keywords: Onychomycosis, Fungal Infection, Pulsed Therapy, Continuous Itraconazole Therapy.
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