[GLYCYRRHIZINIC ACID--AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA].

Condylomata acuminata are benign proliferations of skin and mucosa caused by the human papilloma virus infection (hereinafter referredto as HPV). It is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the world, whose incidence rate has increased in the last three decades. Current treatment involves the physical destruction of the infected cells. The fact that there are many different types of treatment goes to show that none of them are uniformly effective or directly antiviral.