An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been directly related to acuminate warts and cervical cancer, the second most common neoplasia among women. Given the lack of treatment against the virus itself, many medications have been utilised, mainly aiming in modifying the host’s immunological response. We prese...
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| author | Victoria Psomiadou Christos Iavazzo Athanasios Douligeris Alexandros Fotiou Anastasia Prodromidou Nikolaos Mplontzos Evgenia Karavioti George Vorgias |
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| description | Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been directly related to acuminate warts and cervical cancer, the second most common neoplasia among women. Given the lack of treatment against the virus itself, many medications have been utilised, mainly aiming in modifying the host’s immunological response. We present the case of a 54 years old postmenopausal patient with a history of vaginal cuff wart and HPV persistence that we managed in our clinic for 6 months with a mix of curcumin, aloe vera, amla and other natural ingredients. As the patient was found to be intolerant to imiquimod (one of the most common conservative methods of treatment) we attempted the use of curcumin, which was applied to the area of the wart three times per week for 6 months. Both clinical and colposcopical improvement was noted in regular clinic visits with regression of the lesion. The outcome of this case encourages our view that curcumin should be considered as a significant treatment modality against HPV infection and acuminate warts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-624a8dd2d62f4c7bb9f7819182f7e6da2022-12-21T23:05:54ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942020-01-01631495110.14712/18059694.2020.15An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case ReportVictoria Psomiadou0Christos Iavazzo1Athanasios Douligeris2Alexandros Fotiou3Anastasia Prodromidou4Nikolaos Mplontzos5Evgenia Karavioti6George Vorgias7Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Metaxa Memorial Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, GreeceHuman papillomavirus (HPV) has been directly related to acuminate warts and cervical cancer, the second most common neoplasia among women. Given the lack of treatment against the virus itself, many medications have been utilised, mainly aiming in modifying the host’s immunological response. We present the case of a 54 years old postmenopausal patient with a history of vaginal cuff wart and HPV persistence that we managed in our clinic for 6 months with a mix of curcumin, aloe vera, amla and other natural ingredients. As the patient was found to be intolerant to imiquimod (one of the most common conservative methods of treatment) we attempted the use of curcumin, which was applied to the area of the wart three times per week for 6 months. Both clinical and colposcopical improvement was noted in regular clinic visits with regression of the lesion. The outcome of this case encourages our view that curcumin should be considered as a significant treatment modality against HPV infection and acuminate warts.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/63/1/0049/HPVvaginal cuff wartcurcuminIndian Grapefruit (AMLA)aloe veraDocosanol |
| spellingShingle | Victoria Psomiadou Christos Iavazzo Athanasios Douligeris Alexandros Fotiou Anastasia Prodromidou Nikolaos Mplontzos Evgenia Karavioti George Vorgias An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report Acta Medica HPV vaginal cuff wart curcumin Indian Grapefruit (AMLA) aloe vera Docosanol |
| title | An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report |
| title_full | An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report |
| title_fullStr | An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report |
| title_short | An Alternative Treatment for Vaginal Cuff Wart: a Case Report |
| title_sort | alternative treatment for vaginal cuff wart a case report |
| topic | HPV vaginal cuff wart curcumin Indian Grapefruit (AMLA) aloe vera Docosanol |
| url | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/63/1/0049/ |
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