Measures to Prevent Development of Warts-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to prevent development of warts as follows: Most common means for spread of warts is contact with the wart. Avoid any potential contact or picking the wart. Wash your hands clean with soap and water after any accidental touch with wart surface, with you or others having the wart. Getting in contact with the wart surface and touching an unaffected portion of skin with the same hand, increases the risk [...]

Pathophysiology of Warts

Patient/caregiver was educated on pathophysiology of warts as follows: Warts are fleshy, grainy, usually painless bumps that occur on the skin of fingers and toes, secondary to infection with a virus, Human papilloma virus (HPV). Multiple strains or varieties of HPV exist, which cause a wide range of conditions from simple warts to sexually transmitted diseases and genital cancers. Warts can occur in multiple sizes, shapes, textures, and colors and can also involve skin of [...]