Types Of
Warts
Types of Warts
Include:
* Common
warts (
Verruca
vulgaris): a
raised wart with roughened surface usually appear on the
hands, but can appear anywhere.
*
Flat
warts (Verruca plana): a small, smooth flattened wart, tan
or flesh coloured, which can occur in large numbers, are
generally found on the face and forehead. They are common
in children, less so in teens,and rare in
adults.
*
Genital
warts (venereal wart,
Condyloma
acuminatum, Verruca
acuminata):are
usually found on the genitals, in the pubic area, and the
area between the thighs, but can appear inside the vagina
and anal canal.
*
Plantar
warts (verruca, Verruca pedis): a hard sometimes painful lump, often
with multiple black specks in the center, are found on
the soles of the feet.
*
Subungual and
periungual warts appear under and around the
fingernails or toenails
*
mosaic
wart: a group of tightly
clustered plantar-type warts, commonly on the hands or soles of
the feet
*
filiform or digitate
wart: a thread- or
finger-like wart, most common on the face, especially near the
eyelids and lips
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