Treatment of warts

• The treatment of choice is cryotherapy

• Salicylic acid solutions may be used at home
• Blunt dissection
• Corn plasters
• Imiquimod (may be useful in non genital warts
if used under occlusion)

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 • True/false regarding molluscum
contagiosum
F a) Occurs due to a RNA virus
b) Spreads via autoinoculation
T
c) Commonly occur in the palms and
F soles
T d) Atypical lesions and /or giant lesions
T occur in HIV infected persons
e) Curettage is an effective method for
treatment of small lesions

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 Molluscum contagiosum

• Commoner in children
• Discrete dome shaped skin coloured papules
with central umbilication
• Spares palms and soles
• Spread via autoinoculation, scratching,
touching or by fomites
• Atypical or giant forms may occur in HIV

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 Treatment

• Mothers can be taught to apply 5-10% KOH at

home
– With a tooth pick/ ekel
– Until the lesions become black in colour
• TCA application
• Curettage
• Cryotherapy

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 • The following are true/ false
regarding cutaneous manifestations
of HIV infection
T a) The commonest skin disorder is
pruritic papular eruption
T b) Severe seborrhoeic dermatitis may be
a manifestation of HIV infection
T c) Crusted scabies is a common skin
T manifestation
d) Herpes zoster may become
F disseminated
e) The incidence of cutaneous drug
reactions among the HIV infected
persons is similar to that seen among
the general population