Zhang YJ, Qi RQ, Gao XH. Local hyperthermia cleared multiple cutaneous warts on a nephrotic syndrome patient. World J Dermatol 2016; 5(3): 125-128 [DOI: 10.5314/wjd.v5.i3.125]
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Xing-Hua Gao, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, No.1 Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing St, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. gaobarry@hotmail.com
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World J Dermatol. Aug 2, 2016; 5(3): 125-128 Published online Aug 2, 2016. doi: 10.5314/wjd.v5.i3.125
Local hyperthermia cleared multiple cutaneous warts on a nephrotic syndrome patient
Yu-Jing Zhang, Rui-Qun Qi, Xing-Hua Gao
Yu-Jing Zhang, Rui-Qun Qi, Xing-Hua Gao, Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang YJ performed the treatment and wrote the report; Qi RQ and Gao XH designed the report.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the China Medical University Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in the study gave her consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Xing-Hua Gao, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, No.1 Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing St, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. gaobarry@hotmail.com
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Received: February 16, 2016 Peer-review started: February 16, 2016 First decision: March 1, 2016 Revised: March 15, 2016 Accepted: May 10, 2016 Article in press: May 11, 2016 Published online: August 2, 2016 Processing time: 169 Days and 0 Hours
Abstract
Cutaneous warts are caused by human papillomavirus infection. Immunosuppressive state is one of the risk factors of human papillomavirus infection. A girl diagnosed of nephrotic syndrome and on immunosuppressive therapy developed multiple common warts. We treated her on a single lesion by local hyperthermia therapy at 44 °C for 3 consecutive days, each therapy lasted for 30 min. Ten days later, the patient received another 2 consecutive therapy. All lesions are completely resolved at the 9th week after the treatment. No recurrent sign was observed in a 3-mo follow-up. Side effects included burning sensation, stabbing pain at the target site during treatment.
Core tip: Common warts on immunosuppressive patients are characterized by multiple lesions, long duration and hard to treat. Current treatment method includes laser therapy, cryotherapy, topical salicylic acid, etc. Scar formation and high recurrence rate are the most common disadvantages of these treatments. In this case report, we provide a noninvasive treatment method called hyperthermia treatment. Using this method we succeed to cure multiple warts on a nephrotic syndrome patient who received immunosuppressive treatment for years without any scar formation. And we did not see recurrence 3 mo after the treatment.
