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Sarah Nour Eldin Hassan1, Tarek Mahmoud Hussein1, Marwa ELsaeed Eldeeb1
1Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Elkartoum Square, Elmessalah 21521 Alexandria, Egypt.
Background:
Many therapeutic modalities are available for treatment of warts, but no single therapy is universally effective. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using intralesional methylene blue (MB) followed by intense pulsed light (IPL) could be a successful option for treatment by several mechanisms.
Methods:
This prospective randomized controlled trial was carried out on eighty patients with verrucae. Patients were randomized into three groups; group A (30 patients) received MB/IPL/PDT sessions, group B (30 Patients) received IPL sessions, and group C (control). Response was assessed by clinical and dermoscopy score (0,1, 2, or 3 according to extent of clinical and dermoscopic resolution), cure rate (percent of verrucae clinically and dermoscopy cleared), and imageJ analysis (surface area of wart and haemorrhagic structures or vessels).
Results:
Clinical and dermoscopic clearance was achieved in 43.3% and 20% of patients in groups A and B respectively. Cure rate was 40.9% for group A compared to 23.4% for group B. ImageJ analysis revealed more reduction of surface area in group A being 80.05 ± 27.12% for verrucae and 89.28 ± 19.19% for vessels and haemorrhagic dots compared to 48.16 ± 34.21% and 65.99 ± 30.58% in group B.
Conclusions:
MB/IPL/PDT is an effective option for treatment of warts with a success rate of around 40%, based on clinical and dermoscopic assessment. The efficacy was found to be higher on using imageJ utilizing both the surface area of the wart and surface area of vessels and haemorrhagic dots with the latter being more effected by treatment.
