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Warts and verrucae - Management
Contraindications for cryotherapy
- Avoid using cryotherapy for:
- People with an uncertain diagnosis or a possible malignancy.
- Young children (who may find it too painful).
- Distal extremities in people with:
- Raynaud's syndrome.
- Peripheral vascular disease.
- Peripheral neuropathy.
- Periungual sites — this is painful and there is a risk of subungual hemorrhage.
- For warts that are over tendons and near superficial nerves it is preferable to use topical salicylic acid. Cryotherapy may be considered but with shorter durations of freeze-thaw cycles.
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