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Clearance of genital warts in pregnant women by mild local hyperthermia: a pilot report
Author(s) -
Huo Wei,
Di ZhengHong,
Xiao BiHuan,
Qi RuiQun,
Weiland Matthew,
Gao XingHua
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12066
Subject(s) - medicine , genital warts , sex organ , hyperthermia , pregnancy , dermatology , obstetrics , cancer , cervical cancer , biology , genetics
Genital warts acquired during pregnancy tend to grow fast, and management is challenging. We treated two cases of primipara with extensive genital warts by local hyperthermia at 44°C for 30 minutes a day for 3 consecutive days plus 2 additional days 1 week later, then once a week till there showed signs of clinical regression. The warty lesions in the patients resolved in 5 and 7 weeks, respectively. There was no sign of recurrence during a 6‐month follow‐up. This suggests that local hyperthermia seems to be a promising method for treating genital warts in pregnant women.