Abstract
We thank Dr. Al-Mendalawi for his valuable comments. We agree that there are multiple therapies available for the treatment of warts. Regarding the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, recent studies showed that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has superior or comparative results to BCG. Moreover, BCG needs a prior Mantoux test and is considered unsafe in a tuberculosis-endemic area, making the choice of using MMR superior to BCG. Measurement of Th1 and Th2 cytokines during various intralesional immunotherapies is non-practical and unnecessary. Besides, it needs specialized labs which are not available in most settings. There is no definite follow-up period for patients with warts, but a period of three to six months is considered appropriate. In fact, both patients were followed further after publishing the cases and there is no recurrence to date.
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- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2022.95
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Al-Qassabi, A. M., & Al Kindi, A. (2022). Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts? Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.95
MLA 9
Al-Qassabi, Al Mutasim, and Abdulrahman Al Kindi. "Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts?" Oman Medical Journal, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.95.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Qassabi, Al Mutasim, and Abdulrahman Al Kindi. 2022. "Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts?" Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.95.
Harvard
Al-Qassabi, A. M. and Al Kindi, A. (2022) 'Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts?', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2022.95.
Vancouver
Al-Qassabi AM, Al Kindi A. Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts? Oman Medical Journal. 2022. doi:10.5001/omj.2022.95
IEEE
A. M. Al-Qassabi, and A. Al Kindi, "Why Intralesional Measles-Mumps-Rubella is Superior to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Treatment of Warts?," Oman Medical Journal, 2022, doi: 10.5001/omj.2022.95.