Despite the current tween and teen obsession with pricey skin care products, most healthy kids don’t need to regularly see a dermatologist. But what if a wart — a rough but benign skin growth caused ...

Warts are caused by infection of epidermal cells by wart viruses, which are not complete cells. They live inside the host’s ...

Verrucas are caused by an infection with the wart virus, only instead of growing outwards, as they do on your hands, pressure from walking or footwear means the wart goes inwards. In adults they can ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MDKey TakeawaysA sign that wart treatment is working is if the wart begins to shrink ...

Plantar warts, also known as verruca plantaris, are small, rough bumps that form on the soles of your feet from a skin infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). While they can cause significant ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Key Takeaways Flat warts are small, smooth, and usually appear in clusters.Flat ...

The man's wart was caused by a rare form of tuberculosis that affects the skin. Pictured above is a computer illustration of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. . | Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE ...

Over 100 types of HPV can cause common, plantar, flat, filiform, and genital warts. Warts are contagious and spread through both direct and indirect contact. Some warts can be treated at home with ...