تعيين ميزان اثر بخشي كرايوتراپي در بيماران مبتلا به زگيل مراجعه كننده به درمانگاه پوست بيمارستان بقيه الله (عج ) از مهرماه 1373 لغايت مهرماه 1378

The Determonation of Effectiveness of Cryotherapy on Wart in Patients who Admitted in Dermatolog Clinic of Baghiyatallah (a.s.) Hospital Between Years 1373-1378

Warts are one of the most common skin diseases, during school age. It is seen in 10% of the general population. Both medical and surgical modalities are recommended for Treatment as is cryotherapy. In this method liquid nitrogen is used as cryogen. The main device which is used is a spray gun or cotton wool buds, through which either liquid nitrogen is sprayed from a short distance or cotton wool buds are rubbed on the lesion. In this article we are considernig the effectiveness of cryotherapy in the treatment of different types of warts. The study was descriptive. At first we prepare a questionnaire which includes the information such as personal status, Location of lesion, number of sessions, and number of cycles in each session treatment. The questionnaires were completed by a dermatologist. Among the patients from our clinic 200 were selected according to clinical diagnosis, kind of wart and the tendency of the Patients who had not continued the session for any reasons, were omitted from this study. After completion of all questionnaires we coded the information and analyzed them with SPSS program.The results of the treatment are as follows: 16.5% of the patients were cured completly after the first session. 52.5 % after the second, 20.5% after the third, 5.5% after the fourth, 4% after the fifth and 1% after the sixth session. According to the above survey most patients 52.5% were cured after the second session and the rest needed futher treatment.