Dorsal expansion-related manual disability in verrucae vulgaris patients treated with cryotherapy: A longitudinal study via big data

Authors

  • Ahmed Al-Imam Senior Researcher, Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Alumni Ambassador (Iraq), Queen Mary University of London, University of London, London, United Kingdom http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1846-9424
  • Hend J. Al-Doori Specialist Pediatrician, Al-Batool Teaching Hospital, Diyala Health Directorate, Iraq, Member, the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialties, Iraq, Member, the Council of Arab Board of Medical Specializations (CABMS), Syria
  • Ali K. Al-Shalchy Professor, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgical Unit, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Fellow, the Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i4.33521

Keywords:

Cryotherapy, Disability Studies, Extensor Expansion, Human Papillomavirus, Machine Learning

Abstract

Background: Common warts frequently occur over the hands and may overlie critical structures, including the extensor expansion of the digits, for which cryotherapy can lead to manual disability.

Aims and Objectives: We aim to implement big data to infer knowledge on the interest of web users regarding the dorsal expansion-related manual disability in verrucae vulgaris patients managed with cryotherapy.

Materials and Methods: We mapped the interest of users of the surface web in connection with five topics: cryosurgery, extensor digitorum muscle, human papillomavirus, manual disability, and verruca vulgaris. We retrieved longitudinal data [2004-2019] concerning the spatio-temporal variations of interest in these topics, using Google Trends. We are also reporting a case of interest while analyzing it using the Bradford Hill criteria.

Results: Sixty-four nations contributed to the spatial (geographic) map, including ten countries from the Middle East and the north of Africa (15.63%). There was high temporal variability concerning cryosurgery 29.61 (+/- 0.94), extensor digitorum muscle 64.43 (+/- 0.86), human papillomavirus 0.01 (+/- 0.01), manual disability 2.89 (+/- 0.13), and verruca vulgaris 9.39 (+/- 0.20). Conjoint inference, via Post-Hoc testing and neural networks [machine learning], assigned the highest synaptic weight [effect size] to “cryosurgery” and “extensor digitorum muscle”, thus indicating that these topics are of prime interest for web users, including anatomists and dermatologists.

Conclusions: We are conveying two messages: 1) Dermatologists are encouraged to collaborate with data scientists to realize the importance of big data for evidence-based dermatology. 2) Physicians should exercise extra caution in managing patients with verrucae vulgaris using cryotherapy. 

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Author Biography

Ahmed Al-Imam, Senior Researcher, Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Alumni Ambassador (Iraq), Queen Mary University of London, University of London, London, United Kingdom

1. Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
2. Department of Postgraduate Medicine, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
3. The Canadian Association for Neuroscience.
4. The Japanese Association of Anatomists.

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Published

2021-04-01

How to Cite

Al-Imam, A., Al-Doori, H. J., & Al-Shalchy, A. K. (2021). Dorsal expansion-related manual disability in verrucae vulgaris patients treated with cryotherapy: A longitudinal study via big data. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(4), 61–67. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i4.33521

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2021)

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