Viral Warts Flashcards
Appear as solitary or multiple hyperkeratotic or verrucous papules anywhere on the body
common warts
Where are common warts most commonly found
hands and feet
What will periungal lesions do?
Deform or lift the nail, can be quite painful
What is seen when a wart is pared back? Useful for diagnosis
pinpoint thrombosed capillaries
In a common wart which skin layer produces more cells than normal due to the virus?
basal layer
Appear as small, tan, brown, pink, or flesh coloured flat topped, only slightly elevated, smooth papules
Plane warts
What part of the body do plane warts normally appear on?
face, dorsum of the hands, legs in women
What is a common, infectious eruption that affects the skin and mucous membranes?
Molluscum contagiosum
Describes the lesions of molluscum contagiosum
Flesh colored lesions, dome shaped, often umbilicated papules
How big are lesions of molluscum contagiosum?
1-10 mm
What part of the body does molluscum contagiosum affect?
Any part but in adults its most commonly around genitals. In kids its more wide spread, especially areas where eczema is active
What is most common TCM pattern for common warts?
Wind heat toxin binds the skin
Formula used for wind heat toxin binds the skin in comon warts
Ban Lan Gen- 30 g
Ma Chi Xian- 30 g
Zi Cao- 15 g
Jin Yin Hua- 12 g
Mu Zei- 12 g
Mu Li- 24 g
Gan cao- 6 g
What pattern is present when there are persistent widespread warts, usually found in elderly, weak, or immune compromised patients?
Liver blood dry & withered
What herbs are used to treat the wart pattern for liver blood dry and withered?
Shu Di Huang- 12 g
Dang Gui- 12 g
Dan shen- 15 g
Zhi He Shou Wu- 12 g
Chao Bai Shao- 15 g
Bai Ji Li- 12 g
Xia Ku Cao- 12 g
Hong Hua- 9 g
Tao Ren- 9 g
Ma Chi Xian- 24 g
Yi Yi Ren- 24 g
Ban Lan Gen- 24 g
Gan Cao- 6 g