title: [Treatment of female genital condylomatosis with intramuscular beta interferon].
abstract: Intramuscular injections of beta-interferon were used to treat a first group of 64 outpatients with clinically diagnosed genital condylomata at single doses of 3 x 10(6) IU for 10 consecutive days. A second group of 30 patients affected by HPV genital infection has been treated with placebo intramuscular injections. Patients were checked at 3, 6 and 12 months after therapy and twice during a one year follow-up after the disappearance of the warts. In the first group 29 patients (45.3%) were cured after 3 months, another 6 after 6 months and 1 patient after one year. In the second group only 3 (10%) patients were cured after 3 months, while in 2 cases (6.7%) lesions disappeared after 6 months (p value less than 0.001). Therapy was most effective on flat lesions in the cervical area. Follow-up of the patients with complete regression of lesions showed three recurrences of condylomatous lesion.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Università di Firenze.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fallani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sonni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gordigiani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cioffi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maggiorelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchionni
mesh_terms: D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016899:Interferon-beta
vernacular_title: Trattamento della condilomatosi genitale femminile con beta-interferone per via intramuscolare.