A plantar wart is found on the sole of the foot, usually beneath a pressure point. The pressure points could be the balls of the feet or the heels. These are the sites where most of the weight falls when walking. Plantar warts are painful when walking and will be differentiated by a callus. Pain is felt to the sides of a plantar wart when pressure is applied, whereas, pain is felt with direct pressure to the site with a callus.
The plartar wart looks like a lesion which is brown or gray in color. It will have a well-defined boundary and a rough surface. It will resemble cauliflower and have tiny black specks showing in it. These specks are called petechiae. That means minute hemorrhages. People have been known to call them "wart seeds."
They are not seeds. You may also see minute blood specks when walking.
Another observation upon looking at a plantar wart and a callus, would be striae. These are just like fingerprints, except that they are found on the soles of the feet. If the striations go around the lesion, that is indicative of a plantar wart. If the striation goes over the lesion it is a callus.
Plantar warts are caused by the human papillomavirus. This virus can live for several months without a host. It is found on surfaces like showers or swimming pools. It enters the body through the sole of the foot when there are cracks or cuts in the outermost layer of skin. It is highly contagious. The virus results in an infection and the lesion may not appear for several weeks or even months.
Because of pressure on the sole of the foot, the plantar wart will be pushed inward and a layer of skin may form over the wart. Plantar warts are not considered a serious heath threat. If left untreated,it does become painful and can spread to nearby skin on the sole of the foot. It can infect walking surfaces. These warts that have spread can also fuse together into clusters called mosaic warts. Plantar warts are considered benign epithelial tumors.
Be sure to see the doctor if they are persistent and multiply, if they change in color, or if they keep coming back after you treat them at home. See the doctor if the wart interferes with activity. Definitely see the doctor if you have diabetes or a circulatory disorder.
It is best to seek a doctor's advice, even if you do choose to treat these warts at home. Worst case scenarios would be possible serious lesions to pop up on your feet, including cancerous tumors called carcinomas or melanomas.
Dermatologist and podiatrits are experts in this field. Usually a primary care provider treats plantar warts.
Treatment is 73% effective in most cases. The wart can be removed. The infection can be treated, but is still a virus born situation and a virus can not be cured. The warts and the infection can return as long as the virus stays in the body.
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