Foot Wart (Plantar Warts)
Plantar Warts
Plantar warts grow on the bottom of your feet. They are caused by a virus. The warts may look and feel like a corn or callus. They are often flat and grow in small groups. Some plantar warts have small black dots on them. Walking puts pressure on the warts. This causes pain and makes the warts grow inward. There are many ways to treat a wart. Your doctor may give you drugs to take or to spread on the wart. Other times, the wart is treated with laser therapy or freezing. Sometimes, surgery is needed to remove the wart. Some warts go away without any treatment. Warts may spread to other areas of the skin. This may happen even after they have been removed. Getting rid of the wart does not get rid of the virus that caused it. You may get a wart in a new spot or back in the same spot.
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Plantar Warts Discharge Instructions
About this topic
Plantar warts grow on the bottom of your feet. They are caused by a virus. The warts may look and feel like a corn or callus. They are often flat and grow in small groups. Some plantar warts have small black dots on them. Walking puts pressure on the warts. This causes pain and makes the warts grow inward. There are many ways to treat a wart. Your doctor may give you drugs to take or to spread on the wart. Other times, the wart is treated with laser therapy or freezing. Sometimes, surgery is needed to remove the wart. Some warts go away without any treatment. Warts may spread to other areas of the skin. This may happen even after they have been removed. Getting rid of the wart does not get rid of the virus that caused it. You may get a wart in a new spot or back in the same spot.
What drugs may be needed?
Get rid of the warts,Fight an infection
What problems could happen?
Warts spread to other areas,Warts come back,Scar tissue forms after wart was removed
When do I need to call the doctor?
Too much bleeding that is not easily stopped by pressure. See your doctor right away.,Signs of infection. These include a fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, chills, wound that will not heal, pain on the warts, and any changes in color and appearance of your warts.,Signs of wound infection. These include swelling, redness, warmth around the wound; too much pain when touched; yellowish, greenish, or bloody discharge; foul smell coming from the cut site; cut site opens up.
Body systems
Dermatologic,Emergency Medicine
What are other common names?
Verruca Plantaris
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