Warts, multiple - on hands
Warts, multiple - on hands
Warts, flat on the cheek and neck
Warts, flat on the cheek and neck
Wart (close-up)
Wart (close-up)
Wart (verruca) with a cutaneous horn on the toe
Wart (verruca) with a cutaneous horn on the toe


Warts

Alternative Names:
Plane juvenile warts; Periungual warts; Subungual warts; Plantar warts; Verruca; Verrucae planae juveniles; Filiform warts; Verruca vulgaris

Prevention:
  • Avoid direct skin contact with a wart on someone else.
  • After filing your wart, wash the file carefully since you can spread the virus to other parts of your body.
  • After touching any of your warts, wash your hands carefully.



Review Date: 8/7/2003
Reviewed By: Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Glen H. Crawford, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (1/11/2003).

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