Treatment of warts with contact allergens

Dermatitis. 2015 Jan-Feb;26(1):32-7. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000092.

Abstract

Contact immunotherapy is an increasingly used, effective means of treating cutaneous viral warts. Dinitrochlorobenzene, diphencyprone, and squaric acid dibutylester are the most frequently used modalities, showing slight variances in adverse effect profiles and efficacy. All of these agents serve as safe treatment modalities when administered according to the guidelines recommended herein. We review the value of contact immunotherapy in the treatment of cutaneous viral warts.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / therapeutic use
  • Allergens / adverse effects
  • Allergens / therapeutic use*
  • Cyclobutanes / adverse effects
  • Cyclobutanes / therapeutic use*
  • Cyclopropanes / adverse effects
  • Cyclopropanes / therapeutic use*
  • Dinitrochlorobenzene / adverse effects
  • Dinitrochlorobenzene / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Warts / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Allergens
  • Cyclobutanes
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Dinitrochlorobenzene
  • squaric acid dibutyl ester
  • diphenylcyclopropenone