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Clearance of longstanding treatment‐resistant warts during COVID‐19 in a transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Erkayman Merve H.,
Bilen Handan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13572
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , betacoronavirus , virology , intensive care medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Human papillomavirus (HPV), a DNA virus, infects basal keratinocytes and causes common warts and as well as malignancies of skin and mucous membranes. Although many treatment options are available, persistent HPV infections are common among transplant recipients. Herein, we present a patient with a 15‐year history of treatment‐resistant warts that regressed during COVID‐19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) treatment.