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| Bacillus calmette–Guerin immunotherapy for recurrent multiple warts: an open-label uncontrolled study |
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Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi
Department of Paediatrics, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
| Date of Web Publication | 13-Jul-2021 |
Correspondence Address:
Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi
Department of Paediatrics, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad
Iraq
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DOI: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_199_19
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How to cite this article:
Al-Mendalawi MD. Bacillus calmette–Guerin immunotherapy for recurrent multiple warts: an open-label uncontrolled study. Indian J Dermatol 2021;66:330 |
How to cite this URL:
Al-Mendalawi MD. Bacillus calmette–Guerin immunotherapy for recurrent multiple warts: an open-label uncontrolled study. Indian J Dermatol [serial online] 2021 [cited 2022 Jul 2];66:330. Available from: https://www.e-ijd.org/text.asp?2021/66/3/330/321341 |
Sir,
I read the distinguished study by Jaisinghani et al.[1] published in the March–April 2019 issue of the Indian Journal of Dermatology. The authors found that the intralesional bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine immunotherapy could be considered a promising, safe, and effective treatment modality for recurrent multiple warts.[1] I assume that the following concern might clinically curtail advocating that new modality in the clinical setting. It is worthy to mention that the precise diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is an essential step in the TB control program, particularly in the developing countries. Tuberculin skin test (TST) is considered a critical element in the diagnostic battery of TB. Studies have shown that the TST interpretation is affected by prior history of BCG vaccination.[2],[3],[4] With the notion that TB is still globally a substantial health hazard, particularly in the developing countries,[5] I assume that implementing intralesional BCG vaccine immunotherapy in treating warts might subsequently halt employing TST in the diagnosis of TB in suspected patients. Hence, weighing the benefit–risk ratio of this treatment modality ought to be exercised before its final recommendation in the clinical field. Additional clinical and immunological studies are suggested.
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