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Intralesional Therapies For Cutaneous Viral Warts: A Comparative Analysis Of Vitamin D3 And Acyclovir

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if injecting acyclovir (an antiviral drug) or vitamin D3 directly into skin warts works to clear them in people aged 12 and older with common, plantar, flat, or periungual (around the nail) warts. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does intralesional acyclovir or vitamin D3 lead to complete clearance of warts by week 8? 2. Which treatment clears warts more effectively? 3. What side effects do participants have with each treatment? Researchers will compare acyclovir injections (Group A) to vitamin D3 injections (Group B), with 20 participants in each group, to see which treatment works better at clearing warts. Participants will: 1. Receive an injection directly into the wart every 2 weeks for up to 4 sessions 2. Have photographs taken of their warts before treatment and at each visit 3. Visit the clinic for checkups where the size and number of warts will be measured 4. Be followed for up to 3 months to check for wart recurrence and side effects

Microneedling Alone Versus Microneedling Coupled With Either Bleomycin or 5flourouracil in the Treatment of Plantar Warts

To compare between the efficacy and safety of microneedling alone, microneedling with topical bleomycin and microneedling with 5-flurouracil in treatment of planter warts. Microneedling will be performed on each wart using dermapen supplied with 12 needles arranged in rows. Topical anesthetic cream will be applied for 60 min before the procedures. Microneedling will be performed on each wart using dermapen. The penetration depth will be adjusted at 2-mm, endpoint is pinpoint bleeding and the dermapen will be held by the hand in a vertical direction on the warts. Bleomycin is typically supplied in 15 U vials. The preparation will be diluted first with 7 mL normal saline ,double the amount taken from the vial by adding the same amount lidocaine (2%), so that the concentrations become 1 U/mL . The maximum total amount of bleomycin taken to each patient in one session will be 1 U/1 mL . Microneedling will be performed on the lesion using a microneedling pen type device with a 1-cm tip diameter at a 2-mm depth setting for 2-3 minutes until pinpoint bleebing occurs 1 mL of the prepared solution of bleomycin (1 U/1 mL) will be dropped on to the wart tissue using insulin syringe and occlusion will be applied for 3 hours. 5-FU is available in 10 mL vial: 500 mg/10 mL. Application of 5-FU solution will be done by dropping using an insulin syringe (1 mL)to help dropping of the solution on the warts surface. Then, the lesion will be occluded with a plaster for 3 h. Sessions: Sessions will be performed every 2 weeks until complete cure or for maximum 6 sessions (total 3 month)