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Duct Tape and Moleskin Similarly Effective in Treating Common Warts

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Duct tape and moleskin are equally effective in treating common warts in adults.

"Several reports have suggested that occlusion with adhesive tape is an effective treatment for warts," write Rachel Wenner, MD, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues.

"Given that duct tape therapy is inexpensive and relatively painless, we were interested in further evaluating this therapy."

We found no statistically significant difference between occlusive therapy with transparent duct tape and therapy with moleskin alone for treatment of common warts in adults," the authors conclude.

"Further studies are warranted to determine whether specific types of adhesive resins are important for a therapeutic effect of duct tape."

Source: Diabetes In Control: Arch Dermatol. 2007;143:309-313