title: Verrucae treated by levamisole.
abstract: To assess the role of levamisole in treatment of different types of warts, a double-blind study was conducted on 40 patients with different types of warts. Patients were divided into two equal groups, A and B. Group A received levamisole 5 mg/kg body weight on 3 consecutive days every 2 weeks for a period up to 5 months, while patients of group B received placebo for the same period. In group A, 12 patients showed complete cure (60%), two showed partial cure (10%), and the remaining six patients showed no response (30%). In group B, complete cure was achieved only in one case. The higher cure rate was observed in plane and common warts, while plantar warts showed no improvement with levamisole treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tosson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Selim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: al-Gendy
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014860:Warts / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007978:Levamisole