If you're not sure your skin growth is a wart (some skin cancers look like them), it doesn't get better with home treatment, it hurts, or you have a lot of them, check with your doctor.

2024年2月20日 · Warts are skin growths that develop due to strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). There are several types, like plantar warts, common warts and flat warts. Warts can be stubborn, but many treatment options can help get rid of them. Plantar warts develop on the bottom of your feet and typically grow inward. What are warts?

Warts are non-cancerous viral growths usually occurring on the hands and feet but which can also affect other locations, such as the genitals or face. [1][3] One or many warts may appear. [3] . They are distinguished from cancerous tumors as they are caused by a viral infection, such as a human papillomavirus, rather than a cancer growth. [3]

2024年5月16日 · Common warts are small, grainy skin growths that occur most often on the fingers or hands. They're rough to the touch and often have tiny black dots. These dots are clotted blood vessels. Common warts are caused by a virus and are transmitted by touch. It can take 2 to 6 months for a wart to develop.

2023年2月14日 · Warts are raised bumps on your skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They can be uncomfortable, contagious, and painful. There are home remedies, or you can see a medical professional...

2024年7月19日 · Warts are noncancerous growths that develop on your skin or mucous membranes (soft, fleshy areas such as inside your mouth and genitals). They vary widely in shape and appearance — some are...

2024年5月16日 · In most cases, a healthcare professional can diagnose a common wart with one or more of these techniques: Examining the wart. Scraping off the top layer of the wart to check for dark, pinpoint dots, which are common in warts.

2023年5月24日 · Warts occur when skin cells grow faster than normal because they are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Among the 150 strains of HPV, about 10 cause cutaneous (skin) warts, including common, plantar, and flat warts (see "Common types of skin warts," below).

Warts are cutaneous lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection; there are over 100 HPV subtypes (1). Trauma and maceration facilitate initial epidermal inoculation. Spread can then occur by autoinoculation.

2025年3月11日 · Warts are small skin growths caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), which infects the top layer of skin. There are more than 40 different types of HPV. The wart virus can be transmitted from one person to another either by direct contact, or indirectly when both people come in contact with a surface, such as a floor or desk.