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Clearance of longstanding treatment-resistant warts during COVID-19 in a transplant recipient.

Merve Hatun ErkaymanHandan Bilen
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)
Human papillomavirus (HPV), a DNA virus, infects basal keratinocytes and causes common warts and as well as malignancies of skin and mucous membranes. Although many treatment options are available, persistent HPV infections are common among transplant recipients. Herein, we present a patient with a 15-year history of treatment-resistant warts that regressed during COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) treatment.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • high grade
  • wound healing
  • soft tissue
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • sars cov
  • combination therapy