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Title: Comparative Study Between Treatment with Cryotherapy Alone Versus Cryotherapy Plus Salicylic Acid Dressing for Planter Warts
Authors: Mahboob Ali, Muhammad Adeel Siddiqui, Majid Hussain
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Publisher: Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore PVT LTD
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2022
Volume: 16
Issue: 12
Language: en
DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs20221612724
Objective: To compare cryotherapy alone versus cryotherapy plus salicylic acid dressing for planter warts.
Study Design: Randomized Control Trial
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad from 01 Mar, 2022 to 01 Aug, 2022.
Methodology: Seventy participants were enlisted using a non-probability sequential sampling method and then randomly assigned to one of two groups. SPSS Version 23.0 was used for data entry, data entry, and data analysis.
Results: As per comparison of efficacy between both groups, 20 (57.1%) patients in Group A (Cryotherapy Alone) showed effective results while in Group B (Cryotherapy plus Salicylic Acid), 30 (85.7%) patients showed effective results. P Value = 0.008.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that treatment of plantar warts with cryotherapy plus salicylic acid yielded significantly higher effective results in comparison to cryotherapy alone.
Keywords: Planter Warts, Cryotherapy, Salicylic Acid
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