Rapid Recovery from Skin Warts by Explicit Homeopathic Medicines

Abstract

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) under the Papillomavirus family are common agents for producing skin warts in adults; as well as in children, throughout the globe. Although the frequency is unknown, warts are estimated to affect approximately 7-12% of the population. In school-aged children, the prevalence is 10-20%. An increased frequency also is seen among immunosuppressed patients and meat handlers. It is now well known that various HPV types are acquired in early infancy [1] and they persist for a pretty long time in the skin as observed by many scientists-even up to more than 60 years [2-4], and parental sharing of these viruses has also been noted [2, 4], although horizontal transmission from other persons is also an important way to spread this disease [4]. There are more than 200 types, of which 100 has been sequenced. Distinct histopathological types are also attributed to different skin HPVs particularly types 1, 2, 3, 4, 27 and 57 [5]. Verruca vulgaris is the commonest wart, although other types like planter and flat warts are not uncommon. Warts are usually highly prevalent in lower age groups and then gradually decrease with age [6], with no sex preponderance [7]. In a Taiwan study hand warts were found in 2.8 per cent of school children [8]. Warts or Verrucae are of different clinical types, depending on the morphology of the warts, the site affected and the mode of transmission. HPVs affect human skin and the moist membranes such as the throat, mouth, feet, fingers, nails, anus and cervix. It is a self limiting disease and in most of the cases spontaneous resolution takes place within 2yrs. The primary clinical manifestations of HPV infection include common warts, genital warts, flat warts, and deep palmoplantar warts. Most known HPV types cause no symptoms to humans but they may cause cosmetic disfigurement or tenderness. Plantar warts can be painful, and extensive involvement on the sole of the foot may impair ambulation. A small number can increase the risk of cancers specially if the lesion persists for a long time in cervix and vagina, penis, anus and oropharynx (HPV 16 and 18 strains). The CDC observed that over 70 percent of infections in young females clear up within 12 months, while 90% do so within 24 months. There are 40 types of HPVs which are transmitted sexually, affecting ano-genital areas, the other types are transmitted by personal contact or indirect transmission from using untreated swimming pool, fomites etc. or by auto-inoculation. Persistent long-term HPV infection raises the risk of developing precancerous lesions of the cervix and other region. However, in the majority of cases, cancer can be prevented. Among different types, types 16, 18, 33, 35, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 73, and 82 can cause cancer they are carcinogenic and are sexually transmitted. The HPV virus enters the human body through a small cut, tear, or abrasion on the epidermis; the primary mode of transmission is through skin-to-skin contact. In our clinic, we first made a pilot study with 45 patients and then planned a master study with 100 such skin HPV infected patients who were treated with homeopathic medicines, along with a control group of 10 cases treated only with placebo containing the vehicle of the original medicine. Details of our findings are given in the following sections.