Autohemotherapy for management of cutaneous papillomatosis in a bull

A bull was reported suffering from cutaneous warts over the face, head and both side of the neck for last two months. Cutaneous papillomatosis was diagnosed based on clinical signs and characteristic visible growth pattern of warts. The animal was treated with auto-hemotherapy. After second week of auto-hemotherapy, warts started to regress and shed off leaving a small scar at the site of growth. After four weeks of treatment, marked improvement was observed in the condition of animal leaving only 3–4 warts and by the end of sixth week, animal showed complete recovery with no reoccurrence.