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Warts small, sometimes large (size of pea) fleshy growths, over the skin on any part of body. They are auto inoculable and contagious. The appearance of warts can differ based on the type of wart and its location. Warts can affect any age. In some cases warts may disappear by themselves with in 6 months or years, but some warts do not go away on their own. Although warts are usually painless but can bleed and cause pain when bumped up.

Causes:

Human papilloma virus (DNA virus) enters via direct skin contact with infected person. The incubation period is 1-8 months.

Types of warts

Juvenile warts – seen in children at back of hands. Smooth, small and flat topped papules of skin color

Verruca vulgaris – they appear especially on hands and feet. Their surface is rough and hyperkeratotic.

Filiform warts – they are finger like growths, slender and thin found on the face and neck

Planter or palmer warts – these occur on palms and soles of feet, they become flat due to pressure but are deep in skin. They are hard sometimes painful lumps, often with multiple black spaces in the centre.

Genital warts – found in sexually active people. They are single or multiple, white, pink, moist or slightly hyper pigmented resembles cauliflower

Occupational warts – they are papillomatous or dome shaped deep warts with smooth surface found on dorsum and palmer aspect of hands. Common in butchers and fish handlers.

Cure for warts

Allopathic treatment – mainly include cytherapy, chemical cautery, electrocauterasiation, laser treatment, infrared coagulator, keratolysis and certain topically applied medications.

Homeopathy:

As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several well-proved medicines are available which have a very important role in cure for warts that can be selected on the basis of cause, location, sensation, modalities and extension of the complaints. For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. Few important medicines for the warts are given below which are helpful in cure for warts:

Thuj.: warts in crops; wart like excrescenses on back of head, on chin, etc. flat black warts, large seedy, pedunculated (oozing moisture and bleeding readily).

Calc.: small, horny warts in large numbers with itching and stinging; inflamed; ulcerated

Sulph.: hard, painful, throbbing warts.

Nat-m.: especially on the palms.

Sep.: on margin of prepuce; on the body; large hard black warts.

Caust.: warts soft at base, horny on surface; warts on arms and hands, on eyelids and face.

Kali-m. Dulc. Nit-ac. Mag-s. Sabin. Nat-c. and other medicines.

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