papillomatosis

What is the treatment of confluent and reticulated papillomatosis, does Zithromax course work, does anything work, are ther trials anywhere?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The most consistent results may be seen with minocycline.  Other modalities include keratolytics; intramuscular, oral, and topical forms of vitamin A; sodium thiosulphate; ammoniated mercury; oral contraceptives; oral and topical retinoids; thyroid extract; ultraviolet light; propylene glycol; antibiotics; antimycotics; and calcipotriene. There have been successful treatments with Azithromycin( Zithromax) and this has been published in many journals.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.