Background Viral warts are a common skin condition, which can range in severity from a
minor nuisance that resolve spontaneously to a troublesome, chronic condition. Many …

Verrucae plantaris (plantar warts) are common cutaneous lesions of the plantar aspect of the
foot that are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Ubiquitous in our environment …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

6.0 Background Warts are caused by infection of keratinocytes (the predominant cell type in
the epidermis) by human papillomavirus (HPV). The development of epidermal thickening …

Papillomaviruses (PVs) cause disease in humans, dogs, cats, and horses. While there are
some differences, many aspects of the pathogenesis, presentation, and treatment of these …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on cutaneous wart-associated HPV types are rare.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of cutaneous wart-associated HPV types and …

Background: Plantar warts are typically resistant to treatment. In recent years, treatments
have included administration of intralesional tuberculin; measles, mumps, rubella vaccine; …

PURPOSE Because cutaneous warts resolve spontaneously and available treatments often
fail, family physicians and patients may consider a wait-and-see policy. We examined the …

Cutaneous warts are common skin lesions caused by human papillomavirus infection.
Treatment is aimed at relieving the patient's physical and psychological discomfort and at …

Background: Multiple cutaneous warts in adults are often symptomatic, cosmetically
disabling, and difficult to treat. Killed Mycobacterium indicus pranii (previously known as …