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Comparative study of autoimplantation therapy and intralesional injection of MMR vaccine in warts treatment
Author(s) -
ElGhareeb Mohamed I.
Publication year - 2019
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.13135
Subject(s) - medicine , mmr vaccine , group b , immunotherapy , dermatology , group a , measles , surgery , rubella , vaccination , immunology , cancer
Autoimplantation is a simple technique and considered as a novel method of immunotherapy in treating warts. Intralesional immunotherapy by mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is also a promising treatment modality for multiple warts. To compare the efficacy and safety of both the methods in treating multiple warts, the study included 80 patients divided into two groups (Group A and Group B), each containing 40 patients. Informed consent was taken from each patient before enrollment into the study. Group A patients were treated by autoimplantation technique every 2 weeks for a maximum of four treatments. Similarly, Group B patients received MMR intralesional injection at a dose of 0.5 ml every 2 weeks for a maximum of four treatments. Complete clearance of the donor wart was observed in 60% patients in Group A, whereas complete clearance in the Group B injected by MMR was 72.5%. On the other hand, a significant difference ( p < .05) was found in the therapeutic response among nonmanipulated warts in both groups, where complete clearance was observed in 47.5% of Group A patients versus 20% of Group B patients. Autoimplantation is a suitable approach for patients with multiple warts associated with distant lesions, while MMR injection is ideal for a single or fewer number of warts.