Raynaud phenomenon after treatment of verruca vulgaris of the sole with intralesional injection of bleomycin

Citation
O. Vanhooteghem et al., Raynaud phenomenon after treatment of verruca vulgaris of the sole with intralesional injection of bleomycin, PEDIAT DERM, 18(3), 2001, pp. 249-251
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
07368046 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
249 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-8046(200105/06)18:3<249:RPATOV>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Intralesional injection of bleomycin (BLM) for the treatment of warts resis tant to all conventional therapies is of certain interest because of the dr ug's row toxicity and its efficacy. However, delayed side effects may appea r, particularly Raynaud phenomenon. Accordingly, some precautions must be t aken in patients with vascular or collagen diseases and, as a precaution, p regnant or lactating women and infants should not be treated with this drug .