Cutaneous Warts

Question 1

What are cutaneous warts?

Answer 1

• also called verrucae
• benign hyperkeratotic papules
• caused by HPV infection

Question 2

Types of HPV most associated with cutaneous warts

Answer 2

1, 2, 4, 27, 57

Question 3

Classifying cutaneous warts

Answer 3

1. common warts (firm papules, often on hands)
2. flat warts (small, smooth, flat, often on face, hands, shins)
3. filiform warts (thread-like, on face - lips and eyelids)
4. plantar warts (soles feet, flat with central black specks)
5. mosaic warts (plantar warts coalesce to form large plaque)
6. anogenital warts (smooth papules to cauliflower-like masses)

Question 4

Topical treatments for cutaneous warts

Answer 4

• salicylic acid
• podophyllotoxin (anogenital)

Question 5

Physical therapies for cutaneous warts

Answer 5

• cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen every 2-3 weeks)
• surgical excision or laser therapy