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ReviewTherapeutic advances in infectious disease

Intralesional cidofovir for the management of refractory cutaneous verrucae: a review of applications and opportunities.

William C Lau, Charles B Lau, Jason E Frangos, Vinod E Nambudiri

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Review in Therapeutic advances in infectious disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. HPV Infections-Classification, Pathogenesis, and Potential New Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William C LauDepartment of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Charles B LauDepartment of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Jason E FrangosDepartment of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Vinod E NambudiriHarvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-7681
Boston University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral warts - manifestations of cutaneous infection by human papilloma virus - can be a significant physical and emotional burden for patients when common treatments fail, particularly for individuals who are immunocompromised or with multiple lesions. Cidofovir, an antiviral agent typically used for the treatment of cytomegalovirus infection, has emerged as an alternative treatment option for viral warts when administered topically or intralesionally. In this review, we highlight the scientific rationale, published evidence, and practical clinical uses of intralesional cidofovir for the management of cutaneous warts as well as ongoing questions requiring further research and exploration of this emerging therapy for refractory verrucae.

Indexed as

cidofovirintralesional therapyverrucawarts

Identifiers

PMID37056449
PMCPMC10088403
OpenAlexW4363609320

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