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ArticleJournal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery

Role of Intralesional Vitamin D3 in the Treatment of Cutaneous Warts.

Insha Latif, Javeed Sultan, Aaqib Aslam, Iffat Hassan, Reeta Devi

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Article in Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Topical Vitamin DDermatology research and practice · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Insha LatifMedical Officer (Dermatologist), District Hospital Ganderbal, Kashmir, J&K, India.
Javeed SultanPost Graduate Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Aaqib AslamPost Graduate Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Iffat HassanPost Graduate Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Reeta DeviPost Graduate Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Government Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cutaneous warts are common benign skin lesions caused by human papillomavirus. Various treatment options are available for these but immunotherapy is becoming more and more popular over the past few years. It stimulates cell-mediated immunity causing clearance of warts. Aims and Objectives: The aim is to determine the role of intralesional vitamin D3 in the treatment of warts. Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients with verruca vulgaris attending OPD were included. Around two to three warts were injected first with 0.2 mL of lignocaine (20 mg/mL). After a few minutes, the same warts were injected with 0.2 mL (4 U) of vitamin D3 (15 mg/mL). The injections were given2 weeks apart for a maximum of six sessions, and the patient was followed up 3 months after the last injection. Results: A total of 41 patients of cutaneous warts completed the study. Complete clearance was seen in 27 (65.85%) patients, partial response was seen in 11 (26.83%) patients, and three patients (7.32%) showed no response at all. The mean number of injections required for complete response was four. Recurrence was seen in two patients (4.88%) and one patient had keloid formation at the sight of injection. Limitation: This is a small sample sized study and lacks a control group. Conclusion: Intralesional vitamin D3 is an effective treatment option for common warts.

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