Warts (non-genital)

PATHOGENS

• Human papillomaviruses (HPV): warts due to a diverse group of non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA tumor viruses. At least 130 genotypes have been identified. HPV typing not recommended routinely. See the genital wart module for specifics on these lesions.
  
  • HPV 1, 2, 27, 57 (and others): palmar and plantar warts (Verruca plantaris)
  • HPV 2, 4: common warts (Verruca vulgaris)
  • HPV 3, 10: flat or plantar warts (Verruca plana)
  • HPV 3, 5, 8: Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV)
  • HPV 5: squamous cell carcinoma in EV
  • HPV 16: digital squamous cell carcinoma