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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 49-50 |
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Resistant condyloma acuminata in HIV positive patient treated with cryotherapy once a week along with alternate day application of topical imiquimod 5% cream
Sanjay Singrodia, Manesh Panchal, Rekha B Solanki, Ranjan C Rawal
Department of Dermatology, Smt. N. H. L. Munici Medical College, Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Sanjay Singrodia
Department of Dermatology, Smt. N. H. L. Munici Medical College, Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
India
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How to cite this article:
Singrodia S, Panchal M, Solanki RB, Rawal RC. Resistant condyloma acuminata in HIV positive patient treated with cryotherapy once a week along with alternate day application of topical imiquimod 5% cream. Indian J Sex Transm Dis 2008;29:49-50 |
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Singrodia S, Panchal M, Solanki RB, Rawal RC. Resistant condyloma acuminata in HIV positive patient treated with cryotherapy once a week along with alternate day application of topical imiquimod 5% cream. Indian J Sex Transm Dis [serial online] 2008 [cited 2023 Dec 10];29:49-50. Available from: https://ijstd.org/text.asp?2008/29/1/49/42721 |
Sir,
Condyloma Acuminata [1] is a viral sexually transmitted disease caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) type 6, 11, 16, and 18 most commonly infecting the perianal area and presenting as extensive vegetating masses mainly in diabetics, pregnant women, and immunocompromised patients.
A male patient aged 32 years presented with a chief complaint of perianal warty growth since 5 months [Figure 1]. Patient had a past history of same type of growth around the anal region two and half years back and a history of recurrent fever and cough. Surgical excision was done one year later. After the surgical excision, there was a relapse of growth for which he was treated with topical podophyllin application. [2] There was again a relapse after two months. Cryotherapy [2] was administered once a week along with alternate day topical application of imiquimod 5% cream [3] for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks of regular treatment, the size of the growth reduced to 90% of original size. After 16 weeks of regular treatment, it completely cleared [Figure 2]. On investigation, patient was HIV positive.
Condyloma Acuminata [1] in HIV positive patients is common manifestation and is very resistant to various treatment modalities. It may progress to malignancy. Treatment with topical immunomodulator application like imiquimod 5% cream [3],[4],[5] along with cryotherapy [2],[6] once a week may be effective and show promising results in resistant and relapsing cases as well as in complete elimination of the HPV virus.
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