Warts & Hair Loss Flashcards
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WARTS
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- Caused by human papillomaviruses (HPV)
- Viral infection of the epithelium of the skin. They are a benign condition and often go away without treatment.
- Can be transmitted from person to person or autoinoculation to another body area
- Can take on average 3-4 months for warts to become clinically apparent after inoculation
- Warts may spontaneously clear (mechanism unknown)
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Warts Risk Factors
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- immunocompromised patients
- going barefoot, especially on wet surfaces
- using swimming pools and public showers
- Maceration of the skin is also a risk factor
- 10% of children younger than 12
- Peak : 12-16
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Common warts
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- Usually found on hands and fingers
- Can also occur on face
- Rough, irregularly shaped, and domed appearance
- Slightly scaly, rough papules or nodules that appear alone or grouped
- Repeated irritation causes them to enlarge
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Plantar warts
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- Usually found on sole of feet
- can be confused with corns or calluses
- can be confused with malignant growths: very painful and discolored, and they bleed and grow quickly
- Hyperkeratotic lesions generally associated with pressure
- Can be asymptomatic when small
- If they become large or occur on the heel or ball of the foot, can cause severe discomfort and limit function (on weight-bearing location
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Exclusion to Selfcare for WARTS
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- Face, toenails, fingernails, genitalia involved
- Extensive warts at body site
- Painful plantar warts
- Chronic diseases that contraindicate use of foot care products (Ex. diabetes, peripheral vascular disease)
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NONPHARMACOLOGICTHERAPY FOR WARTS
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Mainly focus on preventing the spread of the HPV virus:
- Wash hands before and after treating or touching wart tissue
- Use a different towel for drying the affected area
- Do not poke, probe or cut the wart tissue
..Wait and see..
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SALICYLIC ACID
MOA
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- Keratolytic agent
- Acts on hyperplastic keratin
- Causes area to swell, soften, macerate, and then desquamate
- It slowly destroys the virus-infected cells.
- Still requires host immunity to clear the virus
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SALICYLIC ACID
Therapeutic effects:
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- Improvement should be seen within the first or second week of treatment
- Removal should be complete within 6 to 12 weeks of product use
- Warts may reappear several months after they are considered cured because of latent virus that still remains
- If warts remain after full course (12 weeks), refer to PCP
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CRYOTHERAPY
“Freezing wart tissue”
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