Wart Study

Treatment of warts with Candida antigen injection

For patients:

This web site will give you information about a new method for treating warts. It also gives details about the research behind the method that you can hand to your doctor. In the section below, your doctor can learn to do the procedure and the evidence about whether it works.

	Information on the procedure in easy to understand language.
	Information about the authors of the study.
	FAQ's about the procedure.
	See below for more technical information.

We welcome your comments, which we will publish in the FAQ's.

For clinicians and researchers:

"The first published study on the use of Candida antigen injection for the treatment of the common wart in the western literature."

This study was published in the Archives of Dermatology, October 1, 2000. It is based on research done by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Dr. Terry Ruhl, and Dr. Matthew Garber while associated with Midland Family Practice Residency and in cooperation with Dr. John Pfenninger of the National Procedures Institute, where the injections were done. Final editing and submission for publication was done while Dr. Ruhl was associated with Altoona Family Physicians Residency.

A Vignette based on our research has been published in the Archives of Dermatology. In order to adequately communicate the full story of the procedure, we have made available (with permission of the journal) the full paper detailing our findings.

Information on the procedure:

	Vignette as published in the Archives of Dermatology
	Full paper detailing the study
	Directions on how to do the procedure with pictures
	Patient education handout
	Links to related topics, including summary of an (unpublished) randomized controlled trial demonstrating the efficacy of this method.
	FAQ's about the procedure

We welcome your comments, which we will publish in FAQ's.

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