Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Common warts (verruca vulgaris)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise common warts (verruca vulgaris) — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Caused by HPV (double-stranded DNA virus) - types 1, 2, 4 cause common warts
- Most common in school-aged children; immunocompromised patients get extensive, treatment-resistant disease
- Spread by direct contact, contaminated surfaces, and auto-inoculation (picking/scratching spreads virus)
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