VERRUCA VULGARIS (COMMON WART) Flashcards
1
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CONCEPT
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BENIGN FOCAL HYPERPLASIA OF STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM, HPV INDUCED (TYPE 2), COMMON SKIN AND RARE MUCOSA
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CAUSE
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CONTAGIOUS, CAN SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF A PERSON’S SKIN/MUCOSA
3
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SITE
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HANDS (SKIN)
4
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INTRAORALLY
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- VERMILION BORDER, LABIAL MUCOSA, ANTERIOR TONGUE
- ASYMPTOMATIC PAPULE/NODULE WITH PAPILLARY PROJECTIONS/PEBBLY SURFACE
- ORAL LESIONS: WHITE
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TREATMENT
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CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL EXCISION, INCLUDING BASE OF THE LESION
