Local treatments for cutaneous warts

Gibbs, Sam; Harvey, Ian; Sterling, J.C.; Stark, Rosemary

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001781

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“…Although skin diseases are rarely lethal, they can have significant effects on treatment costs, absence from school, and psychological distress [1]. Verruca vulgaris (cutaneous warts) is a common skin problem in children that often affects the hands and feet [2]. Warts are benign epithelial proliferations caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which has more than 200 different genotypes [3].…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Verruca Vulgaris among Primary School Children in Madinah and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Allayali¹,

Fallatah²,

Alorfi³

et al. 2017

J Clin Exp Dermatol Res

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Skin diseases are common contributors to disease morbidity worldwide, particularly among school children. Although skin diseases are rarely lethal, they can have a significant impact in terms of treatment cost, absence from school, and psychological distress. Verruca vulgaris (cutaneous warts) is a common skin problem in children that commonly affects the hands and feet.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of warts among primary school children in Saudi Arabia to compare characteristics between children with and those without warts and to investigate the possible risk factors associated with the development of warts.Method: This school-based, cross-sectional study conducted among primary school children in the cities of Madinah and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia included 730 children, 298 males and 432 females, with mean age 11.2 ± 1.5 years from 15 randomly chosen public and private primary schools: eight public schools (four boys' and four girls') and two private schools (one boys' and one girls' school) from Madinah and five girls' schools from Jeddah (four public and one private). We collected data via interviews and a questionnaire and through the examination of each child's hands, feet, head, and neck for warts. Results:Our results showed that the prevalence of warts was 9.04%. Approximately 65% of the children with warts were boys. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the children were found to have acute diseases. Boys and girls significantly differed regarding de novo and recurrent warts, with a higher proportion of de novo warts observed in boys. Boys tended to have a greater number of warts than girls, with the warts being smaller in size and persisting for longer durations, although these differences were not statistically significant. Risk factors were shown to be male sex, attending a public school, a large family size, smoking, working, sports activities, and handling domestic and farm animals at home. Having a highly-educated father appeared to reduce the risk. Conclusion:This study revealed a high prevalence of warts among primary school children in Madinah and Jeddah and elucidated the risk factors for the development of warts. This may help in the development of effective health messages about methods for preventing skin diseases. Keywords: Human papilloma virus; Plane warts; Verruca vulgaris Aim and ObjectivesAim: The aim of this study was to provide recent and valuable information about the epidemiology of verruca vulgaris among primary school children in Madinah and Jeddah. The information obtained will help to fill a gap in Saudi medical literature concerning this common skin disorder among school children and to tailor a health education program to combat it.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of warts among primary school children.To compare the characteristics of the participating children between those with and those without common warts.To investigate the possible risk factors associated with the development of warts among children.

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Verruca Vulgaris among Primary School Children in Madinah and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Allayali¹,

Fallatah²,

Alorfi³

et al. 2017

J Clin Exp Dermatol Res

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“…No existe un tratamiento 100% eficaz por lo que la elección deberá hacerse según lo requiera cada paciente. Las opciones terapéuticas incluyen: agentes queratolíticos (ácido salicílico o ácido láctico tópico), terapia con ablativos (crioterapia, electrofulguración, extirpación quirúrgica, terapia fotodinámica, láser CO2) [21,22], inmunomoduladores (imiquimod tópico, levamisol o metronidazol vía oral, cantaridina intralesional) [23][24][25][26] y citotóxicos (ácido tricloroacético, 5-fluorouracilo tópico o intralesional, interferón intralesional, bleomicina intralesional) [27][28][29], en muchos de los casos se requieren de terapias combinadas. La peculiaridad de la lesión presentada radica en su localización.…”

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Umbilical pathologies in children. Report of two cases and review of the literature

Domínguez¹,

Ortíz²,

Masi³

et al. 2014

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ResumenSon múltiples las patologías que pueden afectar al cordón umbilical, entre ellas se hallan las de tipo infeccioso, las relacionadas con anomalías del desarrollo, patologías degenerativas, relacionadas con la dinámica del cordón umbilical, de tipo vascular, tumorales y del amnios. El pólipo umbilical es una anomalía infrecuente por persistencia de parte o todo el conducto onfalomesentérico, histológicamente formado por mucosa intestinal o urinaria. Entre las patologías infecciosas se mencionan las verrugas umbilicales, que son proliferaciones epiteliales benignas, causadas por la infección del virus del papiloma humano. Se presentan dos casos de patologías umbilicales en niños, el primero en un lactante de sexo femenino de 1.5 meses con un pólipo umbilical, y el segundo caso un escolar de sexo masculino con una verruga umbilical, una localización infrecuente, tratada exitosamente con electrocoagulación. Hacemos además una revisión de las patologías más frecuentes de esta localización en pacientes pediátricos. AbstractThere are many conditions that can affect the umbilical cord, between them, there are the infectious kind, related developmental abnormalities of the cord, degenerative diseases related to the dynamics of the umbilical cord, vascular type, tumor and amnion. The umbilical polyp is a rare phatology consistent in a persistence of some or all omphalomesenteric duct, histologically composed of bowel or bladder mucosa. Among the infectious diseases, there is the umbilical warts, that are benign epithelial proliferations caused by infection of the human papilloma virus. Two cases of umbilical disorders in children are presented, the first one in a female infant of 1.5 months, that present a umbilical polyp. The second case, a male child of 12 years old with umbilical wart, an unusual placement, successfully treated by electrocoagulation. Introducción En la formación del ombligo intervienen una serie de fenómenos desde el propio plegamiento del disco embrionario, la formación y migración del intestino primitivo, hasta la involución de estructuras fetales como el conducto onfalomesentérico, la alantoides y los vasos umbilicales. En los embriones de 75mm ya están constituidas las estructuras definitivas del cordón umbilical: dos arterias, una vena, la gelatina de Wharton y el amnios envolvente [1,2]. Después del nacimiento, las arterias umbilicales y la vena comienzan su obliteración anatómica hasta cerca de los 28 días. En la obliteración de la vena intervienen dos procesos: por un lado la proliferación de la íntima, que llena la periferia y la luz de la vena con nuevo tejido fibroso; y por otro lado la formación de tejido colágeno en la media fibromuscular. Ambos procesos forman al final el ligamento de Teres.

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“…The therapeutic treatment options are ineffective and include cryotherapy, immuno modulators, curettage, cautery, salicylic acid, CO2 laser, antimitotic agents, or photo-dynamic theraphy [106,107].…”

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confidence: 99%