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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
A range of different types of wart have been identified, which differ in shape and site affected, as well as the type of human papillomavirus involved.<ref>''Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary'' (5th edn), Anderson KN, Anderson LE, Glanze WD, eds, Mosby</ref> These include: | A range of different types of wart have been identified, which differ in shape and site affected, as well as the type of human [[papillomavirus]] involved.<ref>''Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary'' (5th edn), Anderson KN, Anderson LE, Glanze WD, eds, Mosby</ref> These include: | ||
* Common wart (''Verruca vulgaris''): A raised wart with roughened surface, most common on hands and knees | * Common wart (''Verruca vulgaris''): A raised wart with roughened surface, most common on hands and knees. | ||
* [[Verruca plana|Flat wart]] (''[[Verruca plana]]''): A small, smooth flattened wart, tan or flesh | * [[Verruca plana|Flat wart]] (''[[Verruca plana]]''): A small, smooth flattened wart, tan or flesh colored, which can occur in large numbers; most common on the face, neck, hands, wrists and knees. | ||
* Filiform or digitate wart: A thread- or finger-like wart, most common on the face, especially near the eyelids and lips | * Filiform or digitate wart: A thread- or finger-like wart, most common on the face, especially near the eyelids and lips. | ||
* [[Plantar wart]] (verruca, ''Verruca pedis''): A hard sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet | * [[Plantar wart]] (verruca, ''Verruca pedis''): A hard sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet. | ||
* Mosaic wart: A group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of the feet | * Mosaic wart: A group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of the feet. | ||
* Donkey wart (venereal wart, ''Condyloma acuminatum'', ''Verruca acuminata'') | * Donkey wart (venereal wart, ''Condyloma acuminatum'', ''Verruca acuminata'') | ||
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Classification
A range of different types of wart have been identified, which differ in shape and site affected, as well as the type of human papillomavirus involved.[1] These include:
- Common wart (Verruca vulgaris): A raised wart with roughened surface, most common on hands and knees.
- Flat wart (Verruca plana): A small, smooth flattened wart, tan or flesh colored, which can occur in large numbers; most common on the face, neck, hands, wrists and knees.
- Filiform or digitate wart: A thread- or finger-like wart, most common on the face, especially near the eyelids and lips.
- Plantar wart (verruca, Verruca pedis): A hard sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on pressure points on the soles of the feet.
- Mosaic wart: A group of tightly clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of the feet.
- Donkey wart (venereal wart, Condyloma acuminatum, Verruca acuminata)
References
- ↑ Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary (5th edn), Anderson KN, Anderson LE, Glanze WD, eds, Mosby