Cryosurgical treatment of warts: dimethyl ether and propane versus liquid nitrogen - case report and review of the literature

Nguyen, N.V.; Burkhart, C.G.

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 10(10): 1174-1176

2011


ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616
PMID: 21968668
Document Number: 11862
For years, dermatologists have relied on cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen as a safe and effective treatment for warts. More recently, several over-the-counter (OTC) wart-freezing therapies have become available. Manufacturers have substituted liquid nitrogen with dimethyl ether and propane (DMEP), and marketed these new preparations to be safe and effective alternatives to in-office cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen. However, data from in vitro studies and comparative studies in humans refute manufacturers' claims that these products reproduce in-office cryotherapy.

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Cryosurgical treatment of warts: dimethyl ether and propane versus liquid nitrogen - case report and review of the literature