Papilloma is a benign tumor-like formation of the skin and mucous membranes of viral etiology. It looks like a papilla on a narrow base (peduncle), soft or dense consistency, from light to dark brown in color.
Routes of infection
- The main route of infection with anogenital warts (pointed condylomas) is sexual.
- Infection with the papillomavirus of newborns is possible during childbirth, which is the cause of laryngeal papillomatosis in children and anogenital warts in infants.
- Infection is possible through household means - for example, through touch. The human papilloma virus can exist for some time in public places (toilets, baths, swimming pools, gyms) and penetrate the human body through abrasions and scratches on the skin.
- Self-infection (autoinoculation) is possible during shaving, epilation, etc.
Clinical manifestations of papillomas
A papilloma is a neoplasm of the skin or mucous membranes and looks like a papillary growth that protrudes above the surrounding tissue.
Since a papilloma consists of connective tissue covered with skin and contains blood vessels, bleeding is possible when it is injured.
Depending on the type of virus, the clinical manifestations of papillomas are variable. Filiform papillomas are diagnosed in half of those over 50 years of age who seek medical help for skin neoplasms (they are also called acrochordons). They are localized on the skin around the eyes, in the groin area, in the armpits and on the neck.
One of the rare papillomas is Lewandowsky-Lutz papillomas (warty epidermodysplasia). Mostly children and adolescents are affected. Sometimes warty epidermodysplasia is familial. Clinically, it looks like multiple red-brown spotted papillomas on the hands and feet.
A wart is a predominantly benign skin neoplasm, often of viral etiology, in the form of a nodule or papilla. Caused by various viruses of human papillomatosis.
Transmission of the pathogen occurs through contact with the patient, through objects that they used. Predisposing factors for the occurrence of warts are mental trauma, decreased immunological activity, vegetative neurosis, and increased sweating of the skin of the hands and soles.
Plantar warts
Flat (juvenile warts)
Condyloma acuminata
Wart Prevention
- Strictly follow the rules of personal hygiene, after visiting public places, be sure to wash your hands with soap. Try not to use shared household items. In transport, try to touch the handrails less;
- If wounds or cuts appear on the skin, treat them with iodine or brilliant green;
- When in contact with a person who already has warts, you must often wash your hands with soap and limit the use of shared items.
Treatment
There are several methods for removing warts, but the most effective of them is surgical.
We prefer the radio wave removal method, as it is reliable, effective and leaves minor marks, compared to others.
Surgical treatment is carried out if warts affect a large area of tissue. Tissue excision is performed under local anesthesia, with the application of intradermal cosmetic sutures, which are removed after 7-10 days; after treatment, a light, invisible scar remains.