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Possible side effects include necrosis of the digits, nail loss, and Raynaud syndrome. The usual treatment is one or two injections. [18] [19] Immunotherapy, as intralesional injection of antigens (mumps, candida or trichophytin antigens USP), is a wart treatment that may trigger a host immune response to the wart virus, resulting in wart ...
Possible side effects include necrosis of the digits, nail loss and Raynaud syndrome. The usual treatment is one or two injections. [25] [26] Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), like salicylic acid, is applied directly to the wart. Studies show this method is effective with a cure rate of 80%.
Side effects can include skin irritation and peeling. [3] There is mixed evidence that occlusive treatment with various types of duct tape is effective. [1] Clinical trials in 2012 concluded that no statistically significant difference between clear duct tape and placebo could be determined within the sample. [1]
No curative treatment against EV has been found yet. Several treatments have been suggested, and acitretin 0.5–1 mg/day for 6 months is the most effective treatment owing to antiproliferative and differentiation-inducing effects. Interferons can also be used effectively together with retinoids. [citation needed]
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Reviews from 2009 and 2011 have found no evidence sufficient to support the use of reflexology for any medical condition. [3] [14] A 2009 systematic review of randomized controlled trials concludes: "The best evidence available to date does not demonstrate convincingly that reflexology is an effective treatment for any medical condition." [3]
Keratolysis is the removal of dead surface skin cells and is a treatment for several types of wart. The most common keratolytic treatment of warts available over-the-counter involves salicylic acid. These products are readily available at most drugstores and supermarkets.
Trichophyton rubrum is a dermatophytic fungus in the phylum Ascomycota.It is an exclusively clonal, [2] anthropophilic saprotroph that colonizes the upper layers of dead skin, and is the most common cause of athlete's foot, fungal infection of nail, jock itch, and ringworm worldwide. [3]