Open AccessAutowart injection therapy for recalcitrant warts
Author(s) -
Priyanka Srivastava,
Anubha Bajaj
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.74548
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , papilloma , surgery , pathology
Warts are caused by various strains of Human Papilloma Virus. They involve the epithelium of the skin and mucus membrane. Various treatment options are available, but extensive and recalcitrant warts not only cause distress to the patient cosmetically and psychologically but also pose a therapeutic challenge to the treating dermatologist.