@article{Khokhar_Arif_Hussain_2019, title={INTRALESIONAL BLEOMYCIN IN TREATMENT OF PLANTAR WARTS}, volume={69}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2522}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong></p> <p>To assess the efficacy of intralesional bleomycin in treating plantar warts.</p> <p><strong> Study Design:</strong> Descriptive cross-sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015.</p> <p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong></p> <p>The study was conducted in Dermatology outpatient department, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015. Total of 60 plantar warts in 20 patients were treated with 1 mg/ml intralesional injection of bleomycin. Patients received a total of four doses of bleomycin every three weeks, and were followed for next three months. We categorized the response to treatment as complete or partial resolution, and nonresponsive.</p> <p><strong> Results:</strong></p> <p>Out of 60 warts 46 warts (76.66%) showed complete resolution and 8 (13.33%) warts showed partial resolution (p<0.001). The cure rate was better in warts smaller than 20 mm in diameter in comparison with larger lesions. After six months follow-up, 3 (15%) of the completely resolved warts showed recurrence. Recurrence was more among those with greater number of warts.</p> <p><strong> Conclusion:</strong></p> <p>Intralesional bleomycin injections were found to be a reliable, safe and acceptable mode of treatment for plantar warts. </p>}, number={1}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Khokhar, Ayesha and Arif, Salman and Hussain, Farrukh}, year={2019}, month={Feb.}, pages={200–04} }