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From: Proceedings 10th World Congress of Cryosurgery
Dermatologic Lesions in HIV Patients Treated by Cryosurgery

November 1998
Dr. Ferraro, G., Lopez Aguero, L.C., Berger, A., Romer, R. V., Santillan, T., Soffer, M. Carlos G. Durand Hospital, Cryosurgery section, Postgraduated School of the Argentine Medical Association: Directors: Dr Toansky E., Dr Stolar E.-Buenos Aires. Argentina

A group of patients with dermatologic lesions recurred to other theapeutics is presented (warts, genital HPV, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Molluscum Contagiosum). These patients who were HIV positive were treated by cryosurgery as a palliative or therapeutic method.The treatment was effective with a good postoperative response. In one of the cases the remaining lesions disappeared and in the others the appearance of new lesions in immunodepressed patients diminished.


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