Clinical Observation on Oral Use and External Application of Chinese Herbal Decoction for the Treatment of Recurrent Condyloma Acuminatum / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of oral use and external application of Chinese herbal decoction for the treatment of recurrent condyloma acuminatum(RCA).Methods One hundred and twenty-eight RCA patients were divided into two groups by half randomization and single blind method.The treatment group(N=65) received oral use of Yiyiren Gancao Decoction and washing the lesion with self-made Xiaoyou Decoction once a day except the microwave radiation therapy.The control group(N=63) received microwave radiation therapy alone.One month constituted one treatment course.The recurrence of RCA in the two groups was investigated within 3 treatment courses and within 6 months of follow-up.Results In the treatment groups,there were 37(56.92%) recurrent patients during the 1st treatment course,25(38.46%) during the 2nd course,and 11(16.92%) during the 3rd course;in the control group,there were 52(82.54%) recurrent patients during the 1st treatment course,47(74.60%) during the 2nd course,and 36(57.14%) during the 3rd course.The recurrence rate in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group(P