This comprehensive review article gives an up-to-date assessment of the therapeutic landscape for warts and molluscum contagiosum (MC), focusing on advances made in the last 5 years. New treatment choices include VP-102 (Ycanth) for molluscum contagiosum, potentially intralesional Vitamin D3 for warts, and topical cidofovir for both. Immunotherapy is regarded as a potential option, especially in difficult situations. Traditional therapies like cryotherapy and keratolytic medicines remain the principal options. The study emphasizes the need for personalized treatment strategies and additional research to improve therapy efficacy and safety.
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BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Background: A significant proportion of individuals with symptoms of sexually transmitted infection (STI) delay or avoid seeking healthcare, and digital diagnostic tools may prompt them to seek healthcare earlier. Unfortunately, none of the currently available tools fully mimic clinical assessment or cover a wide range of STIs.
Methods: We prospectively invited attendees presenting with STI-related symptoms at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre to answer gender-specific questionnaires covering the symptoms of 12 common STIs using a computer-assisted self-interviewing system between 2015 and 2018.
Dermatol Online J
October 2024
Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Infantile perianal pyramidal protrusion is characterized by a light pink to skin-colored soft tissue protrusion that is often midline and anterior [A1]to the anus. It most commonly occurs in young females and is relatively asymptomatic. Although biopsies are not routinely done, histopathology is relatively nonspecific and can appear similar to an acrochordon.
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December 2024
Medical Research Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago.
Familial syringomas were diagnosed in a 37-year-old female with lesions on the vulva/face/trunk and with periorbital lesions in family members. A correct and early diagnosis of vulvar syringomas is important as these can be erroneously diagnosed as a STI (warts/molluscum contagiosum) which may result in unnecessary psychological distress.
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October 2024
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AIIMS, Habibganj, Saketnagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India.
Introduction: Dermoscopy of mucosa is known as mucoscopy. Mucoscopy can aid in delineating minute aspects of mucosal lesions and will guide in the differentiation of similar-looking lesions. To date, there are only a few studies on mucoscopy of genital dermatoses especially from India.
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January 2025
Department of Clinical Research, Center for Clinical Studies, LTD, Webster, TX 77598, USA; Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Bellaire, TX 77401, USA.
This comprehensive review article gives an up-to-date assessment of the therapeutic landscape for warts and molluscum contagiosum (MC), focusing on advances made in the last 5 years. New treatment choices include VP-102 (Ycanth) for molluscum contagiosum, potentially intralesional Vitamin D3 for warts, and topical cidofovir for both. Immunotherapy is regarded as a potential option, especially in difficult situations.
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