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What Causes Swollen And Painful Warts On My Left Thigh?
Question: I want to ask Dr.S.Kakkar,Dermatologist that today I notice that in my left thigh,one point from which hair is growing appears little swollen.I took it's picture and sending to you for your consideration.no pain is there.when I touch it ,it feels very slight raising over the surface of the skin.please tell me whether it manifest any disease?if so then what it is??
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
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Brief Answer:
It is a wart
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thank you for the Images. I have reviewed them.
This looks like a Wart to me. It is a viral infection caused by Human Papilloma Virus/ HPV.
The infection may spread by direct or indirect contact, to other areas and also to other individuals in family/ friends.
I remember I answered one of your previous queries related to finger wart.
At that time too, I had asked you to get rid of wart citing the same reason that it is an infection and may spread to other areas.
Probably this new wart on thigh is due to direct transmission of infection from your finger wart.
These should be better removed either with a CO2 Laser or Radiofrequency cautery.
Regards
Hope this helps
Try to upload the Image once more.
Detailed Answer:
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I have taken note of your query and I wish to help you in the best possible way.
Unfortunately, I have not yet received the image. Try uploading the image once again.
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You may also mail me the Image as an attachment at following email ID: YYYY@YYYY . Kindly mention the subject of the mail as Attn: Dr kakkar.
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Brief Answer:
It is a wart
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thank you for the Images. I have reviewed them.
This looks like a Wart to me. It is a viral infection caused by Human Papilloma Virus/ HPV.
The infection may spread by direct or indirect contact, to other areas and also to other individuals in family/ friends.
I remember I answered one of your previous queries related to finger wart.
At that time too, I had asked you to get rid of wart citing the same reason that it is an infection and may spread to other areas.
Probably this new wart on thigh is due to direct transmission of infection from your finger wart.
These should be better removed either with a CO2 Laser or Radiofrequency cautery.
Regards
Hope this helps
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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1.wii it be spraed to all over my body?
2.how I can make me free from that virus?
3.is there any diagonostic test?
4.does laser treatment offer me a permanent solution?
1.wii it be spraed to all over my body?
2.how I can make me free from that virus?
3.is there any diagonostic test?
4.does laser treatment offer me a permanent solution?
Brief Answer:
I suggest you to get rid of warts
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes, Infection can spread to other areas of body by auto-innoculation like it has from finger to thigh.
However,warts are fairly common in the general population. So there is nothing to worry. It is not a serious infection.
Warts don't spread that rapidly and it is unlikely that they would spread all over so easily, specially in a healthy immunocompetent individual.
Only in those who have a compromised immune system e.g in HIV patients, these warts spread extensively and rapidly.
It is advisable to get rid of existing warts as more warts can develop even in healthy individuals.
Why wait for more warts to appear? It is easier to remove 1 or 2 warts than to remove 50 warts.
Moreover, the procedure to remove them will cost more and it will take more time, if you have more warts.
Removing existing warts would eliminate source of infection & once this source of infection is gone, new warts will not form.
Diagnosis is clinically obvious. No diagnostic test required.
Yes, Laser will vaporize/ ablate wart bearing tissue & with it the infection.
Once the wart bearing tissue is completely ablated it provides a permanent solution.
Regards
I suggest you to get rid of warts
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes, Infection can spread to other areas of body by auto-innoculation like it has from finger to thigh.
However,warts are fairly common in the general population. So there is nothing to worry. It is not a serious infection.
Warts don't spread that rapidly and it is unlikely that they would spread all over so easily, specially in a healthy immunocompetent individual.
Only in those who have a compromised immune system e.g in HIV patients, these warts spread extensively and rapidly.
It is advisable to get rid of existing warts as more warts can develop even in healthy individuals.
Why wait for more warts to appear? It is easier to remove 1 or 2 warts than to remove 50 warts.
Moreover, the procedure to remove them will cost more and it will take more time, if you have more warts.
Removing existing warts would eliminate source of infection & once this source of infection is gone, new warts will not form.
Diagnosis is clinically obvious. No diagnostic test required.
Yes, Laser will vaporize/ ablate wart bearing tissue & with it the infection.
Once the wart bearing tissue is completely ablated it provides a permanent solution.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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