Levamisole therapy for multiple warts. 1979

B Moncada, and M L Rodriguez

Levamisole, a wide-spectrum antiparasitic drug, increases cellular immunity in vivo and in vitro. Patients with verruca vulgaris may have defective cell mediated immune mechanisms. Levamisole was given to twenty-two patients with multiple warts, 5 mg/kg body weight on 3 consecutive days every fortnight. Patients' lymphocytes were studied for E-rosette formation before therapy. E-rosette counts were lower in patients compared with controls and a significant increase was obtained after in vitro incubation with levamisole. Seventeen patients were cured in 1-4 months, there were four failures and one patient showed marked improvement. It is concluded that patients with multiple warts have defective cell-mediated mechanisms as far as the E-rosette count is concerned and that levamisole increases in vitro E-rosette formation and is useful in the treatment of these patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007978 Levamisole An antihelminthic drug that has been tried experimentally in rheumatic disorders where it apparently restores the immune response by increasing macrophage chemotaxis and T-lymphocyte function. Paradoxically, this immune enhancement appears to be beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis where dermatitis, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia, and nausea and vomiting have been reported as side effects. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1991, p435-6) L-Tetramisole,Levotetramisole,Decaris,Dekaris,Levamisole Hydrochloride,Solaskil,Hydrochloride, Levamisole
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012397 Rosette Formation The in vitro formation of clusters consisting of a cell (usually a lymphocyte) surrounded by antigenic cells or antigen-bearing particles (usually erythrocytes, which may or may not be coated with antibody or antibody and complement). The rosette-forming cell may be an antibody-forming cell, a memory cell, a T-cell, a cell bearing surface cytophilic antibodies, or a monocyte possessing Fc receptors. Rosette formation can be used to identify specific populations of these cells. Immunocytoadherence,Formation, Rosette,Formations, Rosette,Immunocytoadherences,Rosette Formations
D014860 Warts Benign epidermal proliferations or tumors; some are viral in origin. Verruca,Verrucas,Wart

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