Value Added Abstract
Amandeep kaur
Abstract
Cutaneous warts are benign growths caused by human papilloma virus. There are innumerable treatment options for cutaneous warts but no single treatment is 100% effective. Most modalities are destructive in nature and associated with scarring and recurrence. Immunotherapy has been found effective in the treatment of cutaneous warts. A total of 90 patients were included in the study. They were randomly divided into 3 groups of 30 patients each. Group 1 patients were given 0.1 ml intralesional Mw vaccine and Group 2 patients were given 10 TU/0.1 ml intralesional Tuberculin PPD at 3-week intervals, until complete clearance of warts or maximum of 3 injections. Group 3 patients underwent homologous implantation after harvesting the pared wart tissue. Follow up was done every 3 weeks for 3 months. At the end of the study, there was statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between the three modalities. All the three modalities are quite effective and safe in treatment of cutaneous warts, but Mw vaccine is more efficacious than tuberculin PPD and Autoimplantation therapy