Warts (Latin verrucae) are a common skin disease. They as benign neoplasms can appear on the skin everywhere. But over time, with the wrong treatment, warts can become malignant. Warts - outgrowths of the skin or mucous membrane in the form of keratinized or soft nodules, formed during the growth of the epidermis and papillary dermis. Depending on the method, time and place of origin of the wart, there are several types.
Symptoms:
1. Ordinary warts: small dense nodules.
2. Old warts: round brown plaques covered with horny mass.
3. Juvenile warts: small flat plaques.
4. Plantar warts: painful compaction of horny masses on the sole.
5. Condylomata: similar to cauliflower
Ordinary warts.
The most common. These are hemispherical, dense formations of fleshy or grayish color with a rough surface. Most often occur in children on the back of the hands, fingers, around the edges of the nails, less often on other parts of the body.
Condylomas.
Condylomas, or genital warts, occur in the anus or genitals. These are small, soft papillae of pink or red color. Sometimes they, increasing and merging, form lobular outgrowths resembling cauliflower.
Plantar warts.
Seals of horny masses on the soles resembling corns, usually with a sharp pain when walking.
Threadlike warts.
As a rule, these are long, soft papillae with an uneven surface that appear on the face, neck, and ears of older people.
Fingoid warts.
Have the appropriate form. Appear on the scalp and near the hair growth line.
Causes of warts.
Warts of all kinds are caused by viruses of the family of papovaviruses. Pathogens are transmitted by direct contact with the patient or through contaminated objects. Therefore, the danger of infection exists always and everywhere. In addition, neither antibiotics nor any other medicines act on them. Not always after infection, symptoms that are characteristic of the disease appear. Factors causing the occurrence of warts, until the end has not yet been clarified. It is assumed that the influence has a weakened immune system, unable to cope with the viruses. Other causes of warts are psychosomatic illnesses and disorders. In view of this, warts are often managed to get rid of completely unusual, unconventional methods, for example, suggestion, "conspiracies". However, in the treatment of warts, the patient's belief in success is important. By the way, sometimes warts disappear spontaneously.
Warts can only be removed by a specialist.
Warts should be removed only by an experienced doctor, otherwise their number may increase even more, and in the worst case, a skin cancer can occur.
Treatment of warts can be carried out and non-traditional ways. Various useful herbs, infusions and other methods of treatment will help you for ever and quickly get rid of this skin disease. The main thing in treatment is hope for recovery, in other words - self-hypnosis. Therefore, before going to the doctor, tell yourself that this disease is not so serious as it seems at first glance.
The treatment of any disease, even the most difficult and severe, seems a fairly serious period in a person's life. But you have to believe that soon you will be able to recover - and the treatment will go on better and easier. Even many doctors claim that all our illnesses are from our auto-suggestion.