Combined cryotherapy/70% salicylic acid treatment for plantar verrucae

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2001 Jan-Feb;40(1):36-41. doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(01)80039-9.

Abstract

Although common, warts are inconsistently treated by any single method. The authors present a review of the literature for various treatments with regard to the methodology and success rate of each treatment modality. The authors also present a therapeutic regimen of combined cryotherapy/ 70% salicylic acid. This treatment involves in-office application of the cryogenic agent and daily application of 70% salicylic acid by the patient. The cryotherapy was combined with daily patient application of salicylic acid to increase destruction of the verruca. In a study of 29 patients with 65 warts, the authors found this method successful in 58 warts in 25 patients, showing a 89.2% rate of eradication of verrucae in 86.2% of patients. The method is recommended due to its consistent efficacy in the patient population, and its relatively gentle and noninvasive approach.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cryotherapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis
  • Foot Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Salicylic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Warts / diagnosis
  • Warts / therapy*

Substances

  • Salicylic Acid