Common warts

References

Key articles

Lipke MM. An armamentarium of wart treatments. Clin Med Res. 2006;4:273-293.Full text  Abstract

Gibbs S, Harvey I, Sterling J, et al. Local treatments for cutaneous warts: systematic review. BMJ. 2002;325:461.Full text  Abstract

Kwok CS, Gibbs S, Bennett C, et al. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;(9):CD001781.Full text  Abstract

Dall'oglio F, D'Amico V, Nasca MR, et al. Treatment of cutaneous warts: an evidence-based review. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2012;13:73-96. Abstract

Reference articles

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41. Smith SR, Tyring SK, Grande KK, et al. Hydrogen peroxide topical solution, 45% for common warts: phase 2 efficacy and safety trial results. J Drugs Dermatol. 2020 Oct 1;19(10):969-76. Abstract

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45. Amirnia M, Khodaeiani E, Fouladi DF, et al. Intralesional immunotherapy with tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) in recalcitrant wart: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial including an extra group of candidates for cryotherapy. J Dermatolog Treat. 2016;27(2):173-8. Abstract

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