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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
We measured a dermatology department's workload from wart treatment in terms of time and numbers, and we studied the use made of routine treatments according to the site of the warts and the age of the patient. Twenty-one per cent of new referrals were for warts and 19% of clinic time was used for wart treatment, 9% of clinic time was for plantar warts alone and 29.5% of new patients failed to attend. Overall cryotherapy was the commonest treatment, particularly for warts on the hands and face, 73.2% of patients treated for hand warts defaulted from follow-up and 11.3% were referred back for further treatment. The implications of the results are discussed and we argue that hospital budget holders should fund community-based wart treatment facilities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0374-8014
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
An audit of wart treatment in a Scottish dermatology department.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article