Genital warts and their treatment

Genital warts are manifestations of a common viral sexually transmitted dis ease (STD) that are often diagnosed and treated with a variety of clinical specialties. Unlike for other STDs, there is a general lack of a well-estab lished treatment algorithm for the management of external genital warts. Th is, coupled with a wide variety of treatments and clinical settings, makes the development of a simple algorithm virtually impossible. In this review what is known and not known about current treatments and case management wi ll be discussed.