clinical features
Last edited 11/2018
- common warts - verruca vulgaris
- present as firm papules with a rough surface
- commonly seen on the backs of the hands and fingers but can occur anywhere
- wart on the sole of the foot, plantar wart (Verruca plantaris)
- seen beneath pressure points
- two types have been described
- sharply defined rounded lesions with a rough keratotic surface, often painful
- a plaque of closely grouped warts - mosaic warts, usually not painful
- may be misdiagnosed as callosities or corns
- flat wart or plane wart (Verruca plana)
- commonly seen in the face and at the backs of the hands
- often small (under 5mm), round, slightly elevated numerous lesions with a smooth surface
- Koebnerisation is relatively common
- genital wart (Condyloma accuminatum)
- discomfort, discharge or bleeding can be present
- lesion can be
- pearly, filiform, fungating, cauliflower or plaque-like
- quite smooth (particularly on penile shaft), verrucous, or lobulated
- skin-coloured, erythematous or hyperpigmented (1,2)
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