Warts And Corns

Question 1

What is warts

Answer 1

Small, rough and hard growth that are similar in colour to the rest of the skin
-usually occur on hands, foots and other locations
-not cancerous

Question 2

Types of warts

Answer 2

-filform warts (on face near eyelid lips)
-oral warts (within oral cavity)
-flat warts (on neck, hand and face)
-mosaic warts (group of tightly clustered warts)
-plantar warts (on soles heel or toes of feet)
-periungul warts (around finger nail, toe nails)
-genital warts (near genital area)

Question 3

Causes of warts

Answer 3

-virus infection
-rapid growth of skin
-injury

Question 4

What are the signs and symptoms of warts ?

Answer 4

-small, fleshy, grainy bumps
-flesh-coloured, white, pink, tan
-rough
-clotted blood vessels

Question 5

Risk factors of warts

Answer 5

-Pregnancy
-virus
-walking barefoot in public space
-weak immune system
-sharing things like towel or comb

Question 6

Pathogenesis of warts

Answer 6

1. HPV invades skin
2. DNA from Virus enters skin cells
3. HPV causes infected skin cells to multiply and form warts
4. Virus sheds, passing on to others

Question 7

How do we diagnose people with warts ?

Answer 7

-examine wart
-scraping off the top layer of the wart
-remove all the small sections of the wart and send it to the lab for analysis to role out other types of skin growth

Question 8

What is the pharmacological treatment of warts

Answer 8

-salicylic acid
-emollients -eucerin acute cream
-salicylicylates -salatac gel
-salicylates -wart-off paint
-antitumor antibiotic -blenoxane inj

Question 9

Give non-pharmacological treatments of warts

Answer 9

-candida antigen shots
-garlic
-laser treatment
-surgery
-cantharidin

Question 10

Complications of warts

Answer 10

-poor self confidence
-pain and irritation
-malignant changes
-cervical cancer
-other cancers

Question 11

How to prevent warts

Answer 11

-avoid direct contact with warts
-don’t pick at warts
-don’t bite fingernails

Question 12

What are corns ?

Answer 12

-occur at pressure points from the bottom of the feet and the side of the toes
-painful
-appear on fingers and toes
-smallpatch of thick, dead skin with a centre core

Question 13

2 Types of corns

Answer 13

-hard corn
-soft corn

Question 14

Causes of corns

Answer 14

-improper walking motion
-defense against prolonged rubbing, pressure and irritation
-breediened bacteria

Question 15

Signs and symptoms of corns

Answer 15

-thick, hard patch of skin
-bump on the skin
-area is flaky,dry skin
-pain

Question 16

Risk factors of corns

Answer 16

-high-heeled shoes
-ill-fitting shoes
-activities that increase frictional stress
-repetitive motion

Question 17

Pharmacogical treatment for corns

Answer 17

-corn remover adhesive patch -salicylic acid

Question 18

Non-pharmacological treatments for corns

Answer 18

-massage and scrub corns with Pumice Stone
-apply baking soda paste on corns
-apply lemon juice on corns
-soak the corns with white vinegar
-cover the corns with garlic paste

Question 19

What is the pathogenesis of corns

Answer 19

1. Pressure becomes high
2. Body reacts by adding extra layers of protective hard skin
3. Hard skin concentrated over small area by bones of the toes
4. Development of corn
5. Small area of hard skin form on cone shape that point inverts often with hard skin over the top

Question 20

Complications of corns

Answer 20

-pain
-bursitis
-septic arthritis
-osteomyelitis