II. Epidemiology

  1. Human Papilloma Virus types 1,2,4,7
  2. Most common in children and young adults

III. Pathophysiology

  1. Transmission
    1. Skin-skin contact
    2. Contaminated surface
    3. Autoinocculation (e.g. scratching, shaving)

IV. Signs

  1. Characteristics
    1. Early
      1. Small: Pinhead-sized, pale erythematous Macules
      2. Larger: Irregularly surfaced domed lesions
    2. Later
      1. Larger rough papillary (carpet-like)
    3. Variants
      1. Digitate, pink to grey
      2. Brownish "verrucous" Papules
  2. Location
    1. Hands (firm Nodules)
    2. Periungual warts (nail edges)
    3. Digitate lesions on Eyelids, nostrils, lips, oral

V. Management

VI. Prognosis

  1. Common Warts on the hands and feet spontaneously resolve within 2 years without treatment

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Ontology: Common wart (C0043037)

Definition (NCI) A wart caused by human papillomavirus. It can appear anywhere on the skin.
Definition (NCI) A papillomavirus related epithelial overgrowth. It can be located anywhere on the body though when it involves the perineal region it is generally referred to as condyloma acuminata.
Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) A raised growth on the surface of the skin or other organ.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D014860
ICD9 078.1
ICD10 B07 , B07.8
SnomedCT 123201004, 186685000, 154361008, 186686004, 266198004, 57019003, 30285000, 75003008, 367507002
English Verruca, COMMON WART, VERRUCA, VERRUCA VULGARIS, Common wart, Verrucas, Verrucous Lesion, wartlike skin lesion, clinical impressions wartlike, verruca warts, common warts (diagnosis), verruca warts (diagnosis), common warts, Human papilloma virus inf,skin, Common warts, Warts (viral), verruca simplex, viral warts due to human papillomavirus, verruca vulgaris, viral wart, verrucas, wart viral, verrucae, common wart, viral warts, verrucae vulgaris, Verrucous lesions, Verrucae - warts, Warts: [viral] or [verrucae], Warts - viral, Warts: [viral] or [verrucae] (disorder), Verruca vulgaris, Verrucous skin lesion, Verruca simplex, Viral warts, Infectious warts, Viral warts due to papilloma virus, Viral wart, Human papilloma virus infection of skin, Verruca (morphologic abnormality), Verruca vulgaris (disorder), verruca, Infectious wart, Viral warts, NOS, Verruca, NOS, Verrucous skin lesion, NOS, Verruca vulgaris -RETIRED-, Verruca Vulgaris, Viral warts due to human papillomavirus
German WARZEN, virale Warzen, gewoehnliche Warze, Verruca vulgaris, Warzen (viral), gewoehnliche Warzen, VERRUCA VULGARIS, Viruswarzen, WARZE GEMEINE, Verruca, Warzen
Dutch wratten (viraal), gewone wrat, verruca vulgaris, virale wratten, gewone wratten, verruca, Virale wratten
French Verrues virales, Verrue ordinaire, Verrues ordinaires, Verrues (virales), Verrue, VERRUE VULGAIRE, Verrues
Italian Verruca volgare, Verruche (virali), Verruche volgari, Porro virale, Verruca, Verruche
Portuguese Verrugas a vírus, Verruga comum, Verruga vulgar, Verrugas comuns, Verrugas (víricas), VERRUCA VULGARIS, VERRUGA VULGAR, VERRUGA, Verruga
Spanish Verrugas víricas, Verruga común, Verruga, Verrugas comunes, Verruga vulgar, Verrugas (víricas), VERRUGA COMUN, VERRUGA VULGAR, VERRUGA, verruga por virus, verruga viral, verruga vírica, verrugas virales, verrugas virales por virus del papiloma, verruga vulgar (concepto no activo), verrugas infecciosas, lesión verrugosa de la piel, verruga (anomalía morfológica), verruga común, verruga simple, verruga vulgar (trastorno), verruga vulgar, verruga, Verruca
Japanese ウイルス性疣贅, 疣贅(ウイルス性), 尋常性疣贅, ウイルスセイユウゼイ, ユウゼイウイルスセイ, ユウゼイ, ジンジョウセイユウゼイ, いぼ, ゆうぜい(いぼ), 疣(ユウ), , 疣贅
Czech bradavice, Bradavice (virové), Veruka, Obecná bradavice, Virové bradavice, Verruca vulgaris, Obecné bradavice, verruca simplex, verruca vulgaris
Finnish Syylät
Russian BORODAVKA, BORODAVKI, БОРОДАВКА
Korean 바이러스성 사마귀
Croatian Not Translated[Warts]
Polish Warty, Kurzajki
Hungarian Common szemölcsök, Verruca, Common szemölcs, Viralis szemölcsök, Verruca vulgaris, Szemölcsök (viralis)
Norwegian Vorter, Verruca