Warts (Print Version)

Also called: Also called: Verruca

Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus, or HPV. Types of warts include

Common warts, which often appear on your fingers
Plantar warts, which show up on the soles of your feet
Genital warts, which are a sexually transmitted disease
Flat warts, which appear in places you shave frequently

In children, warts often go away on their own. In adults, they tend to stay. If they hurt or bother you, or if they multiply, you can remove them. Chemical skin treatments usually work. If not, various freezing, surgical and laser treatments can remove warts.

Start Here

Warts(American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/common_warts.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/spanish_warts.html
Warts(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/warts/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/wartsspanish/htm/index.htm

Overviews

Common Warts(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/common-warts/DS00370/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print

Treatment

Warts: Removal by Freezing(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/skin/treatment/105.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/skin/treatment/105.printerview.html

Specific Conditions

Plantar Warts(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/plantar-warts/DS00509/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print

Pictures & Photographs

Common Wart(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/commonWart.htm
Flat Wart(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/flatWart.htm
Plantar Wart(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/plantarWart.htm

Tutorials

Warts(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/warts/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/wartsspanish/htm/index.htm

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Warts(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Warts%22

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Oral HPV complications in HIV-infected patients. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18627661&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Comparative study on the sustained efficacy of diphencyprone immunotherapy versus... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18577059&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Incidence and risk factors for verrucae in women. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18525267&tool=MedlinePlus
Warts -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=warts[mh:noexp]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Directories

Find a Dermatologist(American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.aad.org/findaderm/

Organizations

American Academy of Dermatology - http://www.aad.org/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/

Children

Common Wart(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/child/commonWart.htm
Flat Wart(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/child/flatWart.htm
Warts(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/wart.html
What's up with Warts?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/warts.html

Teenagers

Warts(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/warts.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infections.html
Skin, Hair and Nails - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinhairandnails.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Warts is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/