SURGICAL PEARL: Use of Ultrasound Gel to increase efficacy of cryotherapy in treatment of warts

Warts are benign tumors which commonly involve the skin and other epithelial tissues, caused by human papilloma virus infection. Treatment of warts be difficult, although several treatment modalities are available. There is no single treatment which is 100% effective and different types of treatment may be combined. In recalcitrant warts, the treatment modalities available are cryotherapy, lasers, intralesional bleomycin and 5% imiquimod, if the lesions are few in number.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - February 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Maya Vedamurthy, Sruthy S.R, Priya Vanasekar Source Type: research