Clearance of genital warts in pregnant women by mild local hyperthermia: a pilot report.
Genital warts acquired during pregnancy tend to grow fast, and management is challenging. We treated two cases of primipara with extensive genital warts by local hyperthermia at 44°C for 30 minutes a day for 3 consecutive days plus 2 additional days 1 week later, then once a week till there showed signs of clinical regression. The warty lesions in the patients resolved in 5 and 7 weeks, respectively. There was no sign of recurrence during a 6-month follow-up. This suggests that local hyperthermia seems to be a promising method for treating genital warts in pregnant women.
Department of Dermatology, No.1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Wei
W
Huo
Zheng-Hong
ZH
Di
Bi-Huan
BH
Xiao
Rui-Qun
RQ
Qi
Matthew
M
Weiland
Xing-Hua
XH
Gao
D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D012074:Remission Induction; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
genital warts; hyperthermia; pregnancy