Sam Gibbs

BACKGROUND: Viral warts caused by the human papilloma virus represent one of the most common diseases of the skin. Any area of skin can be affected although the hands and feet are by far the commonest sites. A very wide range of local treatments are available.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of different local treatments for cutaneous, non-genital warts in healthy people.

SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (January 2003), the Skin Group trials register ...

BACKGROUND: Viral warts are common and usually harmless but very troublesome. A very wide range of local treatments are used.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of different local treatments for cutaneous, non-genital warts in healthy people.

SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Skin Group Specialised Register (March 2005), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2005), MEDLINE (1966 to March 2005), EMBASE (1980 to March 2005) and a number of ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the evidence for the efficacy of local treatments for cutaneous warts.

METHODS: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Total clearance of warts and adverse effects such as irritation, pain, and blistering.

STUDY SELECTION: Randomised controlled trials of any local treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous warts. All published and unpublished material was considered, with no restriction on date or language.

RESULTS: 50 included trials ...

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a multisystem disorder with characteristic cutaneous signs. After the skin, the central nervous system is the next most affected system. We report a child with IP and left-sided hemiparesis and cerebral periventricular leukomalacia on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI findings would support ischemia sustained perinatally.