Guidelines

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NDoH Hospital-level paediatric STG

WartsMedicine treatment Referral ICD-10 Code: B07 MEDICINE TREATMENT Common warts Salicylic acid 25% ointment, applied under plaster nightly. Protect surrounding skin with petroleum jelly. Repeat until the wart falls off. Genital warts Podophyllin resin 20%, applied under plaster nightly. Protect surrounding skin with petroleum jelly. Repeat until the wart falls off. REFERRAL Extensive warts involving→
Worm BolusDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: B77 DESCRIPTION Partial or complete obstruction of the bowel by a 'knot' of Ascaris lumbricoides curled around each other. Usually presents with cramping abdominal pain with/without other evidence of obstruction. May occasionally lead to local necrosis and perforation of the small bowel.→