[Bleomycin prick in therapy-resistant verruca vulgaris].
Common warts can be highly resistant to conventional treatments such as cryotherapy, laser surgery, salicylic acid and mechanical removal. Intralesional bleomycin has been described as an effective treatment for common warts since 1970. We treated a 27-year-old woman with Sharp's syndrome who was on immunosuppressive drugs and had suffered for nine years from therapy-resistant warts on palms and soles. A bleomycin-prick technique using a bifurcated needle to introduce bleomycin sulfate (1 mg/ml sterile saline solution) into the warts resulted in almost complete remission after 16 treatment sessions.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Frauenlobstrasse 9-11, 80337 München.
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014860:Warts / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001761:Bleomycin