Verruca plana are reddish‑brown or flesh‑colored, slightly raised, flat‑surfaced, well‑demarcated papules 2 to 5 mm in diameter. Upon close inspection, they have a finely irregular surface. They most commonly affect the face.
○ Treatment ― OTC Drugs Avoid over‑cleansing or touching the lesions, because rubbing them can cause flat warts to spread through small breaks in the skin. Apply salicylic‑acid preparations only to the affected area, taking care not to spread the acidic substance to the surrounding skin. #Salicylic acid, brush applicator [Duofilm]
Flat warts, technically known as Verruca plana, are reddish-brown or flesh-colored, slightly raised, flat-surfaced, well-demarcated papule of 2 to 5 mm in diameter. Upon close inspection, these lesions have a surface that is "finely verrucous". Most often, these lesions affect the hands, legs, or face.
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Verruca plana on the chin of a middle-aged woman.
It primarily affects the skin around the eyes and the area between the eyes and ears.
Skin warts are caused by human papillomaviruses (HPV). Many studies have looked into the types of HPV found in different warts like common, plantar, and flat warts. They've found various HPV types, but often it's not clear if they're the cause. This review paper discusses new methods for testing HPV in warts, including how to take samples, which tests to use, and estimating the amount of virus in cells. We also reviewed studies on HPV in common, plantar, and flat warts and briefly talked about how different HPV types show up in tissue samples of warts.
It is a comprehensive and systematic evidence-based guideline and we hope this guideline could systematically and effectively guide the clinical practice of cutaneous warts and improve the overall levels of medical services.
The most common benign inflammatory lesions include chalazion and pyogenic granuloma. Infectious lesions include verruca vulgaris, molluscum contagiosum, and hordeolum. Benign neoplastic lesions include squamous cell papilloma, epidermal inclusion cyst, dermoid/epidermoid cyst, acquired melanocytic nevus, seborrheic keratosis, hidrocystoma, cyst of Zeiss, and xanthelasma.
○ Treatment ― OTC Drugs
Avoid over‑cleansing or touching the lesions, because rubbing them can cause flat warts to spread through small breaks in the skin.
Apply salicylic‑acid preparations only to the affected area, taking care not to spread the acidic substance to the surrounding skin.
#Salicylic acid, brush applicator [Duofilm]
○ Treatment
#Laser ablasion (CO2 or Erbium laser)