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ArticleDermatology reports2025

Pediatric genital warts successfully treated with photodynamic therapy.

Federica Li Pomi, Andrea D'Aloja, Antonio Di Tano, Mario Vaccaro, Francesco Borgia

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  1. Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 authors.

Federica Li PomiDepartment of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care, University of Palermo.ORCID 0000-0001-6760-9468
Andrea D'AlojaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina.ORCID 0009-0008-5444-2054
Antonio Di TanoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina.
Mario VaccaroDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina.
Francesco BorgiaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genital warts (GWs) are the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). In adults, the primary mode of transmission is through sexual contact, whereas in children, it can occur through skin-to-skin or skin-to-mucosa contact and be sexual or non-sexual. The increasing prevalence of GWs in children has renewed the interest in therapeutic management, which still presents a unique challenge, being influenced by many variables, including size, quantity, and location of warts, as well as the presence of comorbidities. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has already shown encouraging results in treating viral warts in adult patients, but its use is still not standardized in the pediatric population. On this topic, we report the case of an otherwise healthy 5-year-old child affected by GWs, successfully treated with three sessions of PDT with 10% 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) at one-month intervals. Our case is paradigmatic of the potential of PDT to treat difficult lesions in a pediatric setting.

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PMCPMC12210356

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