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Treatment of Multiple Viral Warts with Levamisole
Author(s) -
Saúl Amado,
Sanz Rosario,
Gomez Martha
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1980.tb00355.x
Subject(s) - medicine , levamisole , dermatology , common warts , virology , immunology , human papillomavirus
ABSTRACT: Seventy‐seven patients with multiple common warts were screened for a double‐blind study using levamisole. Of these, only 32 patients showed cellular immune deficiency. Fourteen patients received 2.5 mg/kg, two days a week, for eight weeks, and eighteen received a placebo. Both groups showed some improvement but results were not statistically different. Placebo plays a significant role in the treatment of warts.