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Circumcision in genital warts—let us not forget!
  1. S Dogra,
  2. B Kumar
  1. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to:
 Professor Bhushan Kumar, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India; 
 kumarbhushan{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.79.3.265

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    Patients with genital warts present to the healthcare professional with two major problems of persistence and recurrence. These problems are attributable to the persistence of human papillomavirus in the keratinocytes, defective immune response in individuals with persistence and recurrence of warts, and the lack of specific antiviral therapy. Various treatments tried in the management of genital warts are topical podophyllin, podophyllotoxin, cryotherapy, electrosurgery, chemical cautery, carbon dioxide laser, 5-fluorouracil cream, topical imiquimod cream, and intralesional interferon.1–3 We wish to highlight the role of circumcision in extensive genital warts involving prepuce, which …

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