Effect of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy with Transfer Factor Capsules in the Treatment of Multiple Plantar Warts

Table 3

Patient treatment information.

Characteristic	ALA-PDT	Cryotherapy
Patients number	23	38
Therapeutic effects
Number of treatment			0.001
Curative effects
Cured	16(69.57%)	9 (23.68%)
Excellent	4 (17.39%)	6 (15.79%)
Good	3 (13.04%)	20 (52.63%)
Poor	0 (0)	3 (7.89%)	0.001
Skin lesion score
Before treatment			0.30
After third treatment			0.001
After last treatment			0.001
Recurrence
Yes	4 (20%)	8 (53.33%)
No	16 (80%)	7 (46.67%)	0.04
Adverse events
Pain (NRS-10 score)
After first treatment			0.001
After last treatment			0.001
Burning	4 (17.39%)	9 (23.68%)	0.001
Swelling	6 (26.09%)	14 (36.84%)	0.001
Blister	9 (3.91%)	16 (42.11%)	0.001
DLQI
Before treatment			0.27
After treatment			0.001

ALA-PDT: aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy; DLQI: Dermatology Life Quality Index.