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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Warts Treatment

Health Encyclopedia: Warts

Definition

Warts are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus. 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:

  • Common warts: usually appear on the hands, but can appear anywhere.
  • Flat warts: generally found on the face and forehead. Common in children, less so in teens, and rare in adults.
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Expert & Community Posts

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New Ointment Therapy for Anogenital Warts
By healthgal , Health Expert

...HPV (human papillomavirus) is external anogenital warts.  These warts tend to be bothersome and... Read more »

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HSV or HPV...WTF??
By Penelope James , Health Expert

...are really blisters, while bumps caused by HPV are warts.  If you think about it in those... Read more »

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Genital Bumps, Lesions, Sores, Warts, Scabs and Ulcers in Men
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...men are herpes.   Have a bump that looks like a wart or has a cauliflower appearance? You may... Read more »

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Nobel Awards This Year Goes to AIDS and HPV Research
By healthgal , Health Expert

...(HPV) caused cervical cancer.  HPV causes genital warts which in turn can cause more than... Read more »

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HPV Can Cause Skin Cancer, Too
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

... HPV is a very common virus that leads to genital warts, cervical cancer, and skin cancer. It... Read more »

Health Guide

Genital Warts and HPV
Whenever I diagnose genital warts in a teenager it's always a huge deal.  Tears, sometimes devastation, and about a million questions usually follow. Girls and guys want to know: "Exactly what... Read more »
Wart removal
Alternative Names Removal of warts Information Question: Can warts be safely removed without seeing a dermatologist? Answer: ... Read more »
HPV
...infection caused by direct, skin-to-skin contact by way of sexual intercourse or oral sex. Genital warts come from the same family of viruses as the common warts people get on their hands, but... Read more »
Warts
Plane juvenile warts; Periungual warts; Subungual warts; Plantar warts; Verruca; Verrucae planae juveniles; Filiform warts; Verruca vulgaris Treatment ... Read more »
Genital warts
Condylomata acuminata; Penile warts; Human papilloma virus (HPV); Venereal warts; Condyloma Treatment Genital warts must be treated by a doctor. DO NOT use... Read more »

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