A Clinical Study on Viral Warts in Five-Year-Period (2007~2011).
- Author:
Sang Yoon LEE
1
;
Shin Han KIM
;
Hyun Ok SON
;
Sin Wook CHUN
;
Jae Seok SONG
;
Han Kyoung CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea. trpchk@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical characteristics;
Epidemiology;
Viral wart
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cryotherapy;
Foot;
Hand;
Humans;
Prevalence;
Retrospective Studies;
Warts
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2013;51(8):593-599
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
