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Intravenous cidofovir for resistant cutaneous warts in a patient with psoriasis treated with monoclonal antibodies.

Author(s): McAleer MA, Bourke J

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology, South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Publication date & source: 2011-08, Clin Exp Dermatol., 36(6):638-40.

Publication type: Case Reports

Human papilloma virus is a common and often distressing cutaneous disease. It can be therapeutically challenging, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of recalcitrant cutaneous warts that resolved with intravenous cidofovir treatment. The patient was immunocompromised secondary to monoclonal antibody therapy for psoriasis. (c) The Author(s). CED (c) 2011 British Association of Dermatologists.

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