HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER		Author Keyword(s) Vol Page [Advanced]

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Add article to my folders Download to citation manager Request Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Williams, H. C Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Williams, H. C

Duct tape occlusion treatment increased resolution in common paediatric warts

Key Words: bandages • cryotherapy • warts

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

Design
Randomised (allocation concealed^*), blinded (clinicians),^* controlled trial with a follow up of 16 weeks.

Setting
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Patients
61 patients (age range 3–22 y) who had common warts. Exclusion criteria included immunodeficiency states; chronic skin diseases (eg, eczema or psoriasis); allergy to adhesive tape; warts located on the face, periungual, perianal, or genital areas; and previous cryotherapy for the same wart. Follow up was 84% (mean age 9 y, 51% girls).

Intervention
Patients were allocated to duct tape occlusion treatment for a maximum of 2 months or until resolution of the wart (n=30) or cryotherapy every 2–3 weeks for a maximum of 6 treatments or until resolution of the wart (n=31). Patients in the duct tape group received a supply of standard duct tape. The first piece of duct tape, cut as close to the size of the wart as possible, was applied to the wart in . . . [Full text of this article]

Hywel C Williams, Professor

Centre of Evidence-Based Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, England, UK