Warts, as you know, are caused by human papillomavirus. They can be located in almost any part of the body, and often form warts on the hands. When is a wart dangerous and in need of medical attention? How to prevent warts on your hands? You will find the answers in the next article.
Warts on hands
Warts are a well-infected skin ulcer that resembles a papule or papilloma.
Common and flat warts and genital warts are caused by a virus common to them - Tumefaciens verrucarum. The incubation period is long (2-5 months). Histologically, depending on the clinical form, there are different severity of papillomatosis, acanthosis, hyperkeratosis; In cells of the styloid layer - perinuclear vacuoles.
The common wart (verruca vulgaris) is a dense, non-inflamed nodule, pointed from head to toe, gray or yellow in color, with a rough surface. Mostly localized to the hand. Common warts can occur in large numbers.
Warts are flat, or young (verruca plana, s. Juvenilis) - shiny papules, slightly above the level of healthy skin, with rounded or polygonal contours, fleshy or yellowish-pink, dark, sometimes shiny surface. Flat warts are usually shed mostly on the face and back of the hand, mostly in school age.
The plantar wart (verruca plantaris) - a callus-like form of the common wart - is located in the predominant areas of pressure, mainly at the head of the metatarsal bone and in the area of the foot. It hurts for the pressure. After removing the horny mass from the surface of the wart, the papillary vegetation is exposed.
Genital warts (condyloma acuminatum) appear in the form of small pink papules, which then grow and take on a papillary shape. When the papules coalesce, a large plant forms. It is characterized by a soft consistency and a narrow foot-shaped base. It most often develops in the genitals, inguinal and intergluteal folds with unclean maintenance and skin maceration.
Features of warts on the hands and palms
Warts can affect any part of the epidermis of the bones, but most often they occur on the back of the hand or in the area of the fingers. Moreover, most of these structures do not differ in color from healthy skin and belong to a relatively small size - 0, 1-1 cm vulgar plants.
As for the number of such neoplasms, the skin has only one defect and several warts that are close to fusion.
The distinguishing features of warts on the palm are:
- Absence of pain and itching;
- The defect of the skin does not have an epidermis, which is usually repaired after the removal of the wart;
- Blackheads may appear on the surface of the formation, which represents a clot.
Based on all of the above, we can conclude that warts on the palms are an aesthetic defect, but nevertheless, if not treated in time, there is a high risk of significant spread of neoplasms and their mechanical damage.
How to recognize a wart
Warts are similar in mass to skin, and their color is different from that of skin. Usually several warts appear at the same time. At the same time, the localization can be very different: from the palm and face to the sole (heel warts). Warts can appear on the palms and even under the nails! The formation is rough to the touch, or rather smooth and flat.
Papillomas formed in groups are able to coalesce.
Vulgar (normal) warts usually appear on the fingers. The vulgar wart resembles a plant less than a centimeter in size, brown or gray in color, and resembles a mausoleum. Black dots may appear inside the formation. Flat warts often appear on the hands and are characterized by the formation of clumps. Their color is pink or yellow.
Causes
Warts on the fingers and other parts of the body have a special viral nature, which is associated with the entry of human papillomavirus into the patient's blood. Based on this, treatment of warts on the fingers, palms and elbows should be aimed at eliminating the root cause. Unfortunately, to date, no medical technique has been able to completely rid the patient's blood of the virus, which explains the symptomatic treatment of neoplasms.
An important accompanying factor provokes the formation of warts on the hands, reducing the body's immune response, which can occur against the background of overwork, poor nutrition or infectious process. Given the fact that HPV can enter the bloodstream through damage to the epidermis, the role of microtraumas, scratches and small wounds on the skin of the hands is not uncommon. Based on the above, you can once again understand the importance of personal hygiene.
Despite all of the above, HPV infection is not very important. According to statistics, about 90% of all people are carriers of the virus, they are in the blood in a latent state and can not show themselves for a long time.
As mentioned earlier, these neoplasms are caused by the entry of more than a hundred strains of the HP virus. The virus is very common and occurs in twenty percent of all wart school students.
It is important to keep in mind that the attack is very intense - through the growth of the top layers, and the person you are infected with the "wart" virus may not have the wart itself. HPV is particularly fond of microcracks on the skin and microtraumas, so most of them are "brought in" from public pools and reservoirs.
If you do not take steps to treat it and do not remove such wrinkles, problems can arise: they can spread throughout the body, and even if they disappear, they can come back. Keloid scars can form when warts are removed at home.
Warts on the hands and fingers
Of course, warts, for all their innocence, should not be overlooked, because they can cause a lot of trouble. In addition, they can be transmitted to new and new victims through infection and simple touch.
By the way, the appearance of such wrinkles should be a reason to think about your immunity, because this risk includes people with low immunity. Many stressors weaken our immunity, so such people are also exposed to this virus.
How to recognize a wart? The skin around the papilla or nodule on the surface of the skin is usually light or dark. The bumps are not one, but often appear on the forehead, cheeks, arms and legs, small warts appear, dense and fleshy, smooth and flat. Rough growths appear around the fingernails or under the fingernails, and on the feet, such tumors are spherical or spherical in shape and painful to walk on. To be fair, they are a little rough or smooth and flat, they can coalesce into groups of a neoplasm.
The warts virus does not work in your body for many years and its incubation period can last up to six months, so don't be surprised if they appear unexpectedly.
Warts can be different: vulgar or normal, flat, heel, as well as filiform and genital types. Common warts are those that form the feet and hands, elbows and knees, and fingers and toes. These little evergreens are super-easy to grow, brown or gray. Their shape is usually domed.
The surface of a normal or vulgar can be rough, resembling a colored cabbage in appearance, with black spots on the inside. The flat type includes flat surfaces up to five millimeters in size, as well as those that are pink, orange, or light brown in color. These plants usually appear on the surface, but can grow in clusters on the hands or knees.
The most unpleasant is the warts on the soles of the feet: they cause a lot of problems when walking, and it feels like shoes are stuck in the gravel. They are usually very hard, dirty gray. The filiform form grows on the face - around the nose, neck and mouth. They are elongated, shape and color resembling a finger.
Warts also include the gonads, also known as the genitals: they develop in the genitals, as well as in the groin and pelvis, and are a direct result of unclean treatment of your body. Outwardly, they resemble pink glands, often merge, and have a foot-like base.
When to see a doctor
- if the wart changes shape, color or all at once;
- if the warts are not the same color;
- if the boundaries of the wart are blurred (in this case, it is probably not a wart);
- if the wart is sick or constantly injured (this increases the risk of it becoming serious);
- if the number of warts gradually increases;
- if the wart bleeds or itches;
How to get rid of papilloma on your hands
Warts cause us a lot of inconvenience in our daily lives. In prominent places, they do not look aesthetically pleasing, and with inconvenient localization, they can quickly injure and cause pain. Therefore, people often consult a dermatologist when warts appear. Oncologists are also involved in warts because of the risk of infection.
Because warts are associated with provocative factors, treatment is often supplemented with vitamin-mineral complexes, sedatives, and immune-boosting agents. Otherwise, mechanical removal of papillomas may not give the desired result and after a while they will start to grow again.
The desire to get rid of warts on their own can sometimes lead to bad consequences. The various folk remedies offered by various consultants can not only remove the wart, but also contribute to its damage. You have to be very careful here. Treatment of warts at home should not use traditional medicine, but the use of special drugs purchased at the pharmacy.
It is even easier to trust the specialists of private clinics. Or see a dermatologist or oncologist.
Papilloma removal methods
Today, private and public clinics can offer a wide range of wart removal methods. Before choosing a cleaning technique, listen to your doctor's advice. Your doctor will advise you on the most appropriate intervention based on your personal characteristics. In particular, they are:
- Cryodestruction. . . It involves the use of liquid nitrogen to kill papillomas. Nitrogen is applied to the wart, usually with an applicator, and the formation freezes for fifteen to twenty seconds. Today, applicators that are easy to use at home have been developed. They can be purchased at pharmacies at reasonable prices.
- Electrocoagulation.Cut the papilloma with a thin metal loop under high frequency current. Local anesthesia is performed before surgery. Complete recovery occurs within a week.
- Laser coagulation. . . This is similar to electrocoagulation, in that only a laser is used instead of electricity.
- Surgical intervention. . . Under local anesthesia, the wart is cut with a scalpel, and the surgical site is sutured with a cosmetic suture. It is used only to remove large papillomas.
- Chemical methods. . . They are rarely used because the risk of damage to nearby tissues is very high.
What to do to melt the warts on your hands
A woman's son was only four years old when warts began to appear on his hands. There were so many of them that in kindergarten they asked their mother not to take her there. And they didn’t do it with unhappiness! Doctors suggested burning the wart with acid. But the woman still decided to turn to folk remedies for the treatment of warts.
Cut a camel branch (palm size) 3-7 mm long. Put in a glass bottle, for example, hydrogen peroxide, pour alcohol. Cover with a stopper, shake occasionally and infuse for 12 days. After 12 days, open the bottle and keep it open for 1-2 days. After that, the tincture is ready to use.
Dip a cotton ball into the match and lubricate the warts several times a day. Lubrication is recommended up to six times a day. And after such treatment, the warts finally began to disappear without a trace from the child's skin. But don't expect immediate results. Thus, the child's course of treatment is very long. And by the way, the tincture can be stored for a very long time.
Propolis against warts on the fingers
For a long time - more than six years - one woman could not get rid of the wart on her finger. He tried to burn it with liquid nitrogen, but the warts continued to grow. He also consulted an oncologist because he began to think that it was a malignant neoplasm.
However, the hospital did not confirm his fear, and the doctor suggested that he take a piece of propolis in the amount of a wart, put it in his mouth and soften it with saliva. In this case, in a little warm water - clean, without any additives - hold your finger with your finger for 30-40 minutes, then it will soften even more. Then you need to wipe your fingers and apply propolis to the newly softened warts in your mouth.
It should be sealed with adhesive tape for three or four days. The lunar calendar states that it is best to remove the wart during the full moon and continue until the new moon.
One day before the new moon, remove all bandages, stop treatment until the full moon, and start the full moon again.
With the help of folk remedies for warts, he got rid of this unpleasant misfortune without pain. If you have small warts, you can treat them from warts to a new moon in a month.
Wart prevention
It is well-known that the disease is easier to prevent than to cure. This applies entirely to warts. First of all, it is necessary to follow the basic rules of personal hygiene.
Do not walk barefoot in public places, especially in wet areas, such as showers, changing rooms, swimming pools; Do not abuse such shoes, which constantly sweat the feet, or at least have the opportunity to dry well; Do not touch yourself or other people's warts or objects that the patient touches you unnecessarily.
You also need to pay attention to your overall health and especially your immune system - a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
It would be good to learn how to relax and avoid stress - this will ensure that you get rid of not only the possible appearance of warts, but also possible diseases.