Table 2 GP experience and treatment preferences
Estimated number of MC patient visits (N = 129) | |
0–5/year (%) | 34 (26.4) |
5–10/year (%) | 60 (46.5) |
10–20/year (%) | 28 (21.7) |
20–50/year (%) | 7 (5.4) |
Estimated % of parents requesting treatment for MC | |
Mean % (SD) | 33.0 (26.9) |
Experience with cryotherapy for MC (N = 129) | |
Any experience (%) | 42 (32.6) |
No experience (%) | 87 (67.4) |
Experience with curettage for MC (N = 129) | |
Any experience (%) | 24 (18.6) |
No experience (%) | 105 (81.4) |
Currently applying cryotherapy or curettage (N = 129) | |
Cryotherapy (%) | 25 (19.4) |
Curettage (%) | 13 (10.1) |
Preferred treatment in general* (N = 129) | |
Expectative (%) | 113 (87.6) |
Antipruritic (%) | 58 (45.0) |
Topical corticosteroid (%) | 10 (7.8) |
Curettage (%) | 6 (4.7) |
Cryotherapy (%) | 4 (3.1) |
Topical ointment against MC (%) | 1 (0.8) |
Other (%) | 7 (5.4) |
Preferred treatment in case of a treatment request* (N = 129) | |
Expectative (%) | 75 (58.1) |
Antipruritic (%) | 41 (31.8) |
Cryotherapy (%) | 30 (23.3) |
Topical corticosteroid (%) | 15 (11.6) |
Curettage (%) | 14 (10.9) |
Topical ointment against MC (%) | 6 (4.7) |
Other (%) | 4 (3.1) |