Effectivity of Protein Purified Derivative Treatment for Anogenital Warts in HIV Patient

Warts are a common viral infection of the skin and are prevalent throughout the world, with an overall prevalence in the United States estimated at 2-20%. The incidence of anogenital warts occurs more frequently in HIV-infected patients, with a seven-fold increase in risk compared to patients without HIV infection. Available treatments for anogenital warts can only reduce, but cannot eradicate, HPV infection. There are many therapeutic options for treating anogenital warts, but none can prevent recurrence. Immunotherapy has become one of the best therapeutic options for warts caused by HPV infection because it increases the immune response to HPV infection, resulting in remission, both in lesions that receive direct and indirect intralesional therapy. Immunotherapy, acts as a basic principle to enhance cell-mediated immunity for wart clearance. Apart from low recurrence, regression in immunotherapy for warts due to HPV infection generally occurs without cicatrices, so it is a consideration in choosing therapy, including anogenital warts. Various types of immunotherapy have been used, one of which is purified protein derivative, which can be used as an alternative therapy option for anogenital warts. In a previous case report, even though an HIV patient had an abnormal immune system, tuberculin protein purified derivative therapy, immunotherapy provided a significant clinical response in the form of a reduction in lesion size, compared to patients who were not given therapy. Research regarding the comparison of the response to tuberculin protein purified derivative therapy in anogenital warts patients with and without HIV infection has never been reported. Therefore, researchers are interested in examining the comparison of the response to tuberculin purified protein derivative therapy in anogenital warts patients between those with and without HIV infection and knowing the comparison of local and systemic cytokine changes when administering anogenital wart therapy with tuberculin protein purified derivative between those with and without HIV infection.