Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). They are generally harmless. However, warts can be disfiguring and embarrassing, and occasionally they itch or hurt (particularly on the feet).
The different types of warts include:
Plane juvenile warts; Periungual warts; Subungual warts; Plantar warts; Verruca; Verrucae planae juveniles; Filiform warts; Verruca vulgaris
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThe typical wart is a raised round or oval growth on the skin with a rough surface. Compared with the surrounding normal skin, warts may appear light, dark, or black (rare). Most adults are familiar with the look of a typical wart and have little trouble recognizing it. Unusual warts with smooth surfaces or flat warts in children may be more difficult for parents to recognize.
Common warts tend to cause no discomfort unless they are in areas of repeated friction or pressure. Plantar warts, for example, can become extremely painful. Large numbers of plantar warts on the foot may cause difficulty walking or running.
Some warts will disappear without treatment, although it can sometimes take a couple of years. Treated or not, warts that go away often reappear. All warts can spread from one part of your own body to another.
Unsightly or painful warts can be treated. Warts around and under your nails are much more difficult to cure than warts in other places.
SymptomsWarts can generally be diagnosed simply by their location and appearance. Your doctor may want to cut into a wart (called a biopsy) to confirm that it is not a corn, callus, skin cancer, or other similar-appearing growth.
TreatmentOver-the-counter medications can remove warts. These are applied to the wart every day for several weeks. DO NOT use these medications on your face or genitals. It helps to file the wart down when damp (for example, after a bath or shower) before applying these medications. DO NOT treat warts on your face or genitals yourself. See your health care provider.
Pain and pressure from plantar warts can be treated with special cushions that are available at drug stores.
Your health care provider may use stronger (prescription) medications, such as podophylin or salicylic acid, for removal of persistent warts. Surgical removal or removal by freezing (cryotherapy), burning (electrocautery), or laser treatment may be needed.
Immunotherapy, done by injecting a substance that causes an allergic reaction, may also be considered by your health care provider. A topical medication called imiquimod may also be used.
A vaccine called Gardasil prevents infection against the strains of viruses that often cause genital warts and Cervical cancer in women.
DO NOT attempt to remove a wart yourself by burning, cutting, tearing, picking, or any other method.
Expectations (prognosis)Warts are generally harmless growths that often go away on their own within 2 years. They can be contagious, but transmission from person to person is uncommon. Warts may be unsightly or cause discomfort, especially on the feet.
ComplicationsCall for an appointment with your doctor if:
Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 12.
Gibbs S, et al. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD001781.
Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). Most, but not all, are generally harmless.
Warts can be disfiguring and embarrassing. Sometimes they itch or hurt (particularly on the feet). Some warts spread through sex.
Alternative NamesPlane juvenile warts; Periungual warts; Subungual warts; Plantar warts; Verruca; Verrucae planae juveniles; Filiform warts; Verruca vulgaris
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsAll warts can spread from one part of your own body to another. They may spread from one person to another, but this is uncommon.
Treatment is available if you do not like how the wart looks or if it is painful.
SymptomsThe typical wart is a raised round or oval growth on the skin with a rough surface.
Different types of warts include:
Your doctor or nurse can usually diagnose warts by looking at your skin.
A biopsy may be done to confirm it is not another type of growth, including skin cancer.
TreatmentDo NOT attempt to remove a wart yourself by burning, cutting, tearing, picking, or any other method.
Over-the-counter medications are available to remove warts. Do NOT use over-the-counter wart medications on your face or genitals. Warts on the face or genitals need to be treated by your doctor or nurse.
Other treatment depends on the type of wart you have.
Your health care provider may recommend the following treatments if your warts do not go away:
A new medicine called veregen may be used on genital warts as well as other warts. Two vaccines are available to prevent infection against the strains of viruses that cause genital warts and cervical cancer in women.
Expectations (prognosis)Warts are generally harmless growths that often go away on their own within 2 years. Warts around and under your nails are much more difficult to cure than warts in other places. Warts can recur, even when they appear to be fully treated. Minor scars can form after removal.
ComplicationsCall for an appointment with your doctor if:
Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 12.
Gibbs S, et al. Topical treatments for cutaneous warts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(3):CD001781.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 11/22/2011
Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
If you're a nature lover and find warts on your hand, you don't have to stop picking up frogs or toads. Actually, you have a virus that is pretty harmless, except for your warts being unsightly.
Warts are small, usually painless growths on your skin, caused by a type of virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). Even though they're generally harmless, they can be disfiguring and embarrassing, and occasionally they itch or hurt, particularly on your feet.
The typical wart is a raised or oval growth on your skin. It has a rough surface. Warts may look light, dark, or black. Most adults are familiar with the look of a typical wart and have little trouble recognizing one. Unusual warts in children, however, may be more difficult for parents to notice.
The different types of warts include: Common warts, which usually appear on your hands. Flat warts, which are generally found on your face and forehead. They are most common in children. Genital warts. Plantar warts, found on the soles of your feet. And, Subungual and periungual warts, which appear under and around your fingernails or toenails
Your doctor will generally diagnose your warts simply by their location and appearance. Even so, your doctor may want to cut into a wart to confirm that it is not a corn, callus, or skin cancer. This is called a biopsy.
Over-the-counter medications can often remove warts. You'll need to apply them to the wart every day for several weeks. It helps to file the wart down when it's damp (for example, after a bath or shower) before applying these medicines. Do NOT treat warts on your face or genitals yourself. See your doctor instead.
You can treat pain and pressure from plantar warts with special cushions you can find at a drug store. If your warts keep coming back, or don't go away, your doctor may use stronger prescription medicines, like podophylin or salicylic acid. Some warts may need to be surgically removed or frozen. Some warts will disappear without treatment, but it may take a couple of years.
Treated or not, warts that go away often reappear, and all warts can spread from one part of your own body to another. They can be contagious, but it's uncommon to spread them to another person. Just don't remove a wart yourself by burning, cutting, or tearing at it. Call your doctor, and get the right treatment.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 10/25/2011
Alan Greene, MD, Author and Practicing Pediatrician; also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Plantars warts seed warts smart warts and many more
pickles have warts because cucumbers have warts.
Snails do not give you warts.
Your face is not generally considered genitalia; warts on the face are facial warts.
how do brain warts develope
There are around 120 different serovars of HPV and some do cause common warts and plantar warts. These are not sexually transmitted.
You can get warts at any age.
no your toes will not give you warts
If the turtle is infected with warts and you touch it frequently, the warts can spread, but if you DON'T touch it, than no. Warts are spread by touch.
Warts can't cause MRSA.
No bacause warts are caused by viruses, particulary one of kinds of HPV (human papilloma virus).
It depends on what you mean by "warts" Warts are cause by a virus, so this virus in in the blood stream. HPV is the main cause of genital warts and is transmitted sexually. The virus attacks the cells of the skin, and causes warts to develop on the surface