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==Types of wart== | |||
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 | |||
*'''[[Verruca plana|flat wart]]''' (''[[Verruca plana]]''): a small, smooth flattened wart, tan or flesh coloured, which can occur in large numbers; most common on the face, neck, hands, wrists and knees | |||
*'''[[filiform wart|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== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Types of wart
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 coloured, 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