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Intralesional Bleomycin Sulfate Injection for the Treatment of Verruca Plantaris

Robert Salk Northern California Foot and Ankle Center, San Francisco.

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Sixty-two patients were treated for single or multiple warts by intralesional injection of bleomycin sulfate (1.5 U/mL) and then were observed for 6 months. The dose varied according to the size of the lesion and ranged from 0.25 to 1.0 mL per injection per lesion, up to a maximum dose of 3 mL. The total cure rate was 87% after one or two injections. Twelve of the 62 patients required a second injection. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(3): 220–225, 2006)

Corresponding author: Robert Salk, DPM, Northern California Foot and Ankle Center, 45 Castro St, Ste 315, San Francisco, CA 94114.
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