Warts/Molloscum Flashcards
describe verruca vulgaris
hyperkeratotic exophytic dome shaped papules or nodules
where do verruce vulgaris usually show up?
finger hands elbows and knees
what is it called when verruca vulgaris spread with skin trauma?
koebnerize
what usually causes verruca vulgaris?
HPV
what are verruce planae?
flat warts
describe how verruca planae look
smooth surfaced slightly elevated flat topped papules
what are palmoplantar verruca?
these are thick plantar warts
describe the growth of palmoplantar verruca
thick endophytic papules
what are two treatment options for warts
liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy)
and
salicyclic acid
what is a common side effect of cryotherapy
post inflammatory pigment alteration
what causes external genital warts?
HPV
what do external genital warts look like?
seesile exophytic papules
what two HPV types lead to genital warts?
6 and 11
what two HPV types lead to intraepithelail noeplasia
16 and 18
what is the drug that can be given for external genital warts? what is the MoA
imiquimod…Toll like receptor 7 and 8 agonist