A Clinical Study on Viral Warts in Five-Year-Period (2007~2011) / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 593-599, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117465
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Viral warts are common viral infections and are usually self-limiting. However, there have been few studies assessing the characteristics of patients with viral warts.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of viral warts during a five-year-period.METHODS:
We carried out a retrospective analysis of patients with viral warts who had been diagnosed in the Myongji hospital from January 2007 to December 2011.RESULTS:
One thousand seven hundred and ninety patients with viral warts were assessed. A group of patients aged under 10 years had the highest occurrence of common warts (46.8%). The mean age was 16.9 years. Hands (47.7%) were more commonly involved than feet (36.4%). Cryotherapy was used to treat most of the patients. One thousand and sixty-one patients (59.3%) showed complete resolution of the wart lesion in the clinical ground.CONCLUSION:
The number of patients with viral warts is currently increasing. This study provides useful data on the prevalence and characteristics of viral warts.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Warts
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Cryotherapy
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Foot
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Hand
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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