Table 5.
Summary of effectiveness
| Cutaneous warts | Effectiveness |
|---|---|
| Verruca vulgaris + verruca plantaris | Yes: Candida albicans antigen better than cryotherapy |
| Yes: PPD same as MMR, better than placebo | |
| Yes: Bleomycin better than placebo and cryotherapy | |
| Yes: Interferon-α injection better than placebo | |
| Yes: 5-FU+LE better than placebo | |
| Yes: 10% silver nitrate better than placebo | |
| Yes: local hyperthermia better than placebo | |
| ? Salicylic acid, pulsed dye laser and phenol all the same as cryotherapy | |
| ? Cryotherapy same as salicylic acid and wait and see | |
| Recalcitrant verruca vulgaris + verruca plantaris | Yes: PPD |
| ? Mw vaccine same as cryotherapy | |
| ? Paring same as IPL | |
| Pediatric verruca | None |
| Recalcitrant pediatric verruca | None |
| Verruca plana | Yes: 50% citric acid better than 0.05% tretinoin |
| Recalcitrant verruca plana | None |
| Periungual verruca | None |
| Recalcitrant periungual verruca | None |