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Verruca planaAka: Flat wart

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  1. See Also
    1. Verruca Vulgaris (Common Wart)
    2. Condyloma acuminata (Genital Wart)
    3. Verrucae plantaris (Plantar Wart)
    4. Molluscum Contagiosum
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Human Papilloma Virus types 3, 10, 28, 41
    2. Most common in children and young adults
  3. Signs
    1. Characteristics
      1. Smooth, slightly raised, 1-3 mm lesions
      2. Flat surfaced, pale, erythematous
      3. Multiple discrete lesions
    2. Locations
      1. Forehead
      2. Cheeks
      3. Perioral
      4. Dorsum of hands and arms
  4. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Lentigines
    2. Nevi
    3. Acne
    4. Secondary Syphilis
    5. Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
  5. Management
    1. See Wart Treatment
    2. Keratolytic Agents
    3. Cryotherapy with Liquid Nitrogen

Verruca plana (C0276262)

ConceptsAcquired Abnormality (T020)
ICD9078.19
EnglishFlat wart, Plane wart, Verruca plana, Verruca plana -RETIRED-
Spanishverruga chata, verruga plana
Parent ConceptsCommon wart (C0043037), Duplicate concept (C1274013), Reason not stated concept (C1276325)
SourcesMTH, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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