Information about Warts

We Have to Know about the Warts    

• Contagious viral skin benign tumors
• Become malignant in persons with impaired immunity

Could be dangerous, if the answer is YES for any one of the following questions  

Causes of Warts         

• The human papillomavirus

Do’s and Don’ts – Warts     

• Good general hygiene and caution touching infected areas
• Signs & Symptoms
• Sharply demarcated, rough-surfaced, round or irregular, firm, light grey, yellow, brown or greyish-black tumors that measure 2 mm to 10 mm in diameter

Medical advice for Warts

• Warts increase in number and size and cause embarrassment
• When a lesion changes in color or size

Risk factors of Warts 

• Young people
• Skin trauma

Treatment for Warts   

• Medication and surgery

Self-care for Warts     

• An ointment containing salicylic acid can soften warts and dissolve them. The affected area should first be soaked in warm water to soften the skin.
• Dead skin can be gently rubbed off with a washcloth or pumice stone.
• Don’t traumatize the wart, as this may cause new warts.
• Apply Vaseline gel around the affected part

Investigations  for Warts