Preferred Label : Topical Cantharidine Solution;
NCIt synonyms : Topical Cantharidin; Topical Cantharidine;
NCIt definition : A topical, diluted solution composed of the terpenoid cantharidin, which is a natural
toxin extracted from blister beetles, that is dissolved in a film-forming vehicle,
that can be used for its vesicant and keratolytic activities. Upon application of
the topical cantharidine solution to the surface of the wart, the film dries and cantharidin
is absorbed by the epidermal cells, thereby releasing serine proteases, and inducing
acantholysis, thereby causing the disintegration and detachment of the desmosomes
from the tonofilaments. This results in the formation of a small blister under the
wart, which eventually falls off with the blistered skin.;
Drug name : Cantharone;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL973374;
Origin ID : C163021;
UMLS CUI : C1245289;
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