Types of Warts

The different types of warts and what they look like

There are five different types of warts. Those types include:

• The dome shaped warts that you may find on the backs of fingers, on the toes, and on the knees. These are the most common form of warts and they are generally painless. These are the warts that are easy to ignore if they are not in a place where they can easily be seen.

• Plantar warts, which can be found on the bottom of the foot. They are different than the other types of warts in that they are flat and they cause a callous to build up. The callous has to be peeled back before the actual wart can be seen. It is believed that these warts attack blood vessels that are deep within the skin and they can be very painful.

• Flat warts may show up on the face, the legs, and other areas of the body. They also tend to appear in large numbers. You will not find just one in a particular area. These like to have friends, so you will find them in clusters, which can make them even more noticeable and that much more irritating.

• Periungual warts are those warts that you’ll find under or around fingernails and toenails. These can become irritating and be easily cut or nipped, making them painful.

• Filliform warts look like a single long stalk. It usually shows up on the face. This is one of the types of warts that are hard to hide. This can make a person shy away from others in a social environment. This can be especially hard on schoolchildren who must be visible to other children.

Articles on Warts

• Types of Warts
• Symptoms/Facts of Warts
• Treatments for Warts
• Wart Prevention

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