Open AccessA Comparative Study of Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy as Monotherapy versus in Combination with Podophyllin in the Treatment of Condyloma Acuminata
Author(s) -
Nidhi Sharma,
Sanjeev Sharma,
Chetna Singhal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23797.9339
Subject(s) - podophyllin , cryotherapy , liquid nitrogen , medicine , cryosurgery , surgery , ablative case , significant difference , urology , chemistry , radiation therapy , organic chemistry
Condyloma Acuminata (CA) is a common viral sexually transmitted disease. Although various treatment modalities are available for treating CA, but none of them can achieve 100% response rate. In a search for better response rate and less recurrence rate, the combination of cytotoxic agent Podophyllin with ablative liquid nitrogen cryotherapy was evaluated over cryotherapy alone.