TREATMENT OF VERRUCA VULGARIS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Autor: | Tina Milavić, Lena Kotrulja, Maja Tolušić Levak, Ivanka Muršić, Aleksandar Včev, Nela Šustić, Igor Kuric |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Dermatologic surgical procedures medicine.medical_treatment Population lcsh:Medicine Cryotherapy Recurrence Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Home Remedies education Common warts Dermatologic Surgical Procedures education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry lcsh:R Treatment options virus diseases General Medicine medicine.disease Medicine traditional General health Preliminary Communications Warts business Verruca Vulgaris |
Zdroj: | Acta Clinica Croatica Acta Clinica Croatica, Vol 59., Iss 4., Pp 745-750 (2020) |
ISSN: | 1333-9451 0353-9466 |
Popis: | SUMMARY Common warts (verrucae vulgares) are the most common complaint in routine dermatological practice. Warts can be painful on pressure and are often an aesthetic problem, but they are not a major threat to the person’s general health. Treatment options are symptomatic and do not eradicate the causative agent. Dermatological surgery procedures such as cryotherapy, electrocauterization and excochleation can be painful, with common recurrences. These are the most important reasons for revival of the treatment procedures and remedies based on traditional medicine. Traditional medicine is still commonly practiced as a form of self-healing. This paper presents the most commonly used wart remedies of plant, animal and mineral origin, along with various magic practices. We emphasize that this paper is written from the viewpoint of physicians, practitioners of dermatology, not as a study in the history or culture. The main objective of the study was to explore various substances and methods people use as home remedies for warts. We performed a case study survey among the general population by interviewing 147 adult participants using a simple preliminary questionnaire inquiring about preferred treatment and knowledge about common warts. |
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