Cao Z, Han C, Qu B, Liu Y. The combination treatment of ozone water, superficial shaving, and photodynamic therapy in recalcitrant plantar warts: A successful case.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022;
39:102968. [PMID:
35716995 DOI:
10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102968]
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Abstract
In this work, we report the treatment of a patient with recalcitrant plantar warts with aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT), pretreatment with ozone water, and superficial shaving. With only one-time treatment, the lesions completely disappeared after three weeks and did not reappear during the two-year follow-up. Photodynamic therapy combination therapy has been reported to be successful for plantar warts with a low recurrence rate, while ozone water is an emerging treatment for infectious skin diseases, which can modulate immunity without obvious side effects. Pretreatment with ozone water and superficial shaving before PDT is a potential new strategy for treating recalcitrant and large plantar warts.
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