TY - JOUR T1 - Warts and molluscum: author’s reply JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 199 LP - 200 VL - 92 IS - 6 AU - P A Lio Y1 - 2007/12/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/92/6/199.3.abstract N2 - Dr Roberts questions the point of treating warts and molluscum which are benign and will often spontaneously resolve, and expresses concern about discussing these methods of treatment at all. In terms of the former, I regret that I did not more explicitly state that the so-called “tincture of time” is, by far, the preferred method of treating these lesions. The focus of the review is on those cases where there is a compelling reason to seek further treatment, with emphasis on sorting through the vast (and often anecdotal) literature on these treatments.As Dr Roberts notes, the consultant dermatologists carry a heavy load in the UK, and … ER -