Management of Warts

Abstract

With the exception of mosaic warts there is a strong probability that time will bring spontaneous resolution. Nature's cure is very acceptable because no trace of the wart is left, which is more than can be said for man's injudicious interference. Placebos help to pass the time while awaiting natural cure. Charming may be no more than a placebo, but it is possible that it accelerates the healing process. If destructive treatment must be used the electrocautery, carbon dioxide snow, and the curette are advised. The diathermy, the knife, and the x-ray machine are not recommended, except in the special circumstances stated. Not all warty lesions are warts, and of these it is most undesirable to miss a malignant melanoma. © 1966, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.