TREATMENT OF VERRUCA VULGARIS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE/LIJECENJE OBICNIH BRADAVICA U NARODNOJ MEDICINI

• Published in: Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 745
• Main Authors: Mursic, Ivanka, Vcev, Aleksandar, Kotrulja, Lena, Kuric, Igor, Milavic, Tina, Sustic, Nela, Levak, Maja Tolusic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Klinicki bolnicki centar Sestre milosrdnice 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Folk medicine; Medicine, Primitive; Methods; Surveys; Warts; Croatia
• ISSN: 0353-9466; 1333-9451
• DOI: 10.20471/acc.2020.59.04.22

Common warts (verrucae vulgares) are the most common complaint in routine dermatological practice. Warts can be painful on pressure and are often an aesthetic problem, but they are not a major threat to the person's general health. Treatment options are symptomatic and do not eradicate the causative agent. Dermatological surgery procedures such as cryotherapy, electrocauterization and excochleation can be painful, with common recurrences. These are the most important reasons for revival of the treatment procedures and remedies based on traditional medicine. Traditional medicine is still commonly practiced as a form of self-healing. This paper presents the most commonly used wart remedies of plant, animal and mineral origin, along with various magic practices. We emphasize that this paper is written from the viewpoint of physicians, practitioners of dermatology, not as a study in the history or culture. The main objective of the study was to explore various substances and methods people use as home remedies for warts. We performed a case study survey among the general population by interviewing 147 adult participants using a simple preliminary questionnaire inquiring about preferred treatment and knowledge about common warts. Key words: Warts; Dermatologie surgical procedures; Cryotherapy; Medicine, traditional; Surveys and questionnaires Obicne bradavice su najcesci problem u rutinskoj dermatoloskoj praksi. One nisu znacajna zdravstvena poteskoca niti utjecu na opce zdravstveno stanje, ali mogu biti bolne, narocito na pritisak i mogu biti estetski problem. Lijecenje je simptomatsko i njime se ne utjece na eliminaciju uzrocnika. Dermatokirurski postupci kao sto su krioterapija, elektrokauterizacija i ekskohleacija su bolni, a recidivi cesti. Ovo su najvazniji razlozi zbog kojih se u svrhu samolijecenja ozivljavaju prakse iz narodne medicine. Ovaj rad predstavlja najcesce koristene pripravke biljnog, zivotinjskog i mineralnog podrijetla zajedno s razlicitim magijskim postupcima. Naglasavamo da je ovaj rad ucinjen sa stajalista lijecnika, dermatologa prakticara, a ne povjesnicara ili etnologa. Glavni cilj studije bio je istraziti tvari i metode koje su ljudi koristili za samolijecenje bradavica. Proveli smo istrazivanje anketiranjem 147 odraslih ispitanika iz opce populacije koristeci jednostavan upitnik o osnovnoj informiranosti o bradavicama i izboru lijecenja. Kljucne rijeci: Bradavice; Dermatoloski kirurskipostupci; Krioterapija; Medicina, tradicionalna; Ankete i upitnici