title: Treatment of anogenital warts in an 18-month-old girl with 5% imiquimod cream.
abstract: Possible modes of transmission of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in children include perinatal transmission, sexual transmission, or extragenital contact. Conventional treatment options with chemical and physical destruction methods can be difficult and painful and often require general anesthesia. Imiquimod is a topically active immunomodulatory agent that has been shown to successfully treat pediatric anogenital warts. We report on a case of extensive anogenital warts in a 18-month-old girl who was successfully treated with topical 5% imiquimod cream.
authors.affiliation: Nives Šikanić Dugić, MD, MS Department of Reproductive Health Children's Hospital Zagreb, Klaićeva 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; nives.sikanicdugic@kdb.hr.
authors.forename: Nives
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sikanić Dugić
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ljubojević Hadžavdić
authors.forename: Nives
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pustišek
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hiršl Hećej
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D007223:Infant; D007369:Interferon Inducers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D063465:Skin Cream / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D000077271:Imiquimod