In 35 pediatric patients with recalcitrant warts, 68.6% experienced complete resolution after an average of 3 microwave treatment sessions.1 Patients who responded to microwave treatment required an average of 3 sessions (range: 2-8) for complete resolution. The average age of the warts was 29 months (6 to 84 months) and most patients (94%) had failed alternative treatments. <\/p>\n
Researchers reviewed the case notes of patients treated at a tertiary dermatology unit where hypothermia was induced using Swift through repeated applications that lasted 1 to 2 seconds. Energy was supplied at a frequency of 8 GHz and an average power of 7W. Each wart was treated with microwave therapy an average of 4 times at each visit. <\/p>\n
Following the initial treatment, follow-up sessions were scheduled approximately every 4 weeks for assessment and to determine if additional treatments were needed. Eight of the 35 patients did not tolerate microwave treatment due to pain and discontinued treatments. <\/p>\n
Plantar warts are generally more resistant to therapy than common warts. In the study cohort, 20 patients presented with plantar warts and clearance was achieved in 14 (70%) of those cases. This compares favourably to traditional treatments such as salicylic acid (31%) and cryotherapy (34%)and is consistent with previous rates of clearance using microwave therapy in adults. <\/p>\n
Treatment with cantharadin 1%, podophyllin 20%, and salicylic acid 30% solution showed an 86.5% clearance rate for all warts in children but adverse events such as blistering occurred in 41.2% of patients. Microwave treatments did not cause ulceration or blistering but did cause short-term pain during treatment that resulted in some patients discontinuing treatments. <\/p>\n
Microwave treatment of warts has advantages, including no pre-treatment preparation and no special dressings or precautions following treatment. Each application takes approximately 2 seconds and most patients required only 4 sessions. No scarring or pigmentary changes were reported. <\/p>\n
Limitations of the study included the retrospective study design and an absence of head-to-head comparisons. Authors determined that microwave treatment is asuccessful optionfor clearing recalcitrant warts in children. <\/p>\n
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