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Intralesional Candida albicans antigen versus intralesional zinc sulfate in treatment of cutaneous warts

Research Authors
Eman M Kamal Youssef, Maha AA Eissa, Radwa M Bakr
Research Date
Research Journal
Archives of Dermatological Research
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Research Vol
Volume 315
Research Year
2023
Research_Pages
pages 1305–1314
Research Abstract

Immunotherapy represents a promising therapeutic option for treatment of warts. Different concentrations of Candida antigen (1/100 and 1/1000) and zinc sulfate 2% were not previously compared regarding their efficacy in treatment of cutaneous warts. The present study compared the safety and efficacy of intralesional candida antigen versus intralesional 2% zinc sulfate for treatment of cutaneous warts. This prospective controlled clinical trial included one hundred and five patients presented with common, plantar, and plane warts. Patients were divided randomly into three groups, each group included 35 patients. Group 1 were treated with intralesional candida antigen (Ag) 1/100, Group 2 were treated with intralesional candida Ag 1/1000, and Group 3 were treated with intralesional zinc sulfate 2%. This study found that target warts of group 1 displayed higher rate of complete clearance compared to group 2 and group 3 (94.3%, 77.1, 74.2%), respectively. The present study concluded that intralesional immunotherapy with Candida antigen was more effective than Intralesional 2% zinc sulfate in treatment of cutaneous warts and less painfulClinical trial registration number is (Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT03158168).