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Article: Twice-Weekly Squaric Acid Clears 67% of Warts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- June 15, 2000
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Twice-weekly applications of squaric acid dibutylester cleared recurrent warts in 67% of 568 adults and children in a retrospective study, Dr. Giuseppe Micali and his associates reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Among 443 patients who completed 10 weeks of twice-weekly applications of squaric acid dibutylester (SADBE), 382 (86%) completely cleared their warts and 61 (14%) were nonresponders. The remaining 125 patients either stopped the drug due to a strong eczematous reaction (13 patients) or did not complete 10 weeks of therapy for other reasons (112 patients).
Only one patient whose ...