Intralesional bleomycin sulfate therapy for warts. A novel bifurcated needle puncture technique

Arch Dermatol. 1991 Feb;127(2):234-6.

Abstract

A multiple puncture technique using a bifurcated vaccination needle to introduce bleomycin sulfate (1 U/mL sterile saline solution) into warts resulted in elimination of 92% of a random series of 258 warts after a single treatment. Recurrence was not observed during a 6-month follow-up period. Six of the 66 patients required two to seven treatments for wart eradication, and four patients requested alternative therapy after initial failure with a single bleomycin treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bleomycin / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Warts / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Bleomycin