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SKIN – WARTS
Warts are benign growths on skin
which are contagious and disturb the sufferer more cosmetically than with
its original symptoms. It is commonly caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
which usually affects the outer most layer of the skin or mucous membrane.
There are more than 60 types of HPV. The growths vary in size and shape
depending upon the place of occurrence. Mostly it is the proliferation of the
skin having the shape of irregular cauliflower. It does not have roots and does
not involve skin, deeper than dermis. Even though the outer surface is ragged,
it’s inner or under surface is always smooth.
Types of Warts: Warts can be classified as genital and
Non – genital warts.
Genital
Warts
usually spread in high incidence
through sexual activity. It occurs in vagina, cervix, penis, thigh, groin, oral
cavity, throat and anal canal, when get direct contact with warts. Its
occurrence will take some time to appear i.e. even more than 6 months from the
date of contact. They appear as a soft flesh like cauliflower, classically
called as Condylomata, when it occurs in genitals. It varies in number (usually
multiple) and size (from 1 mm to 1 inch). Condoms may reduce the risk of
developing warts, but not absolutely, since moisture and discharges can
actively cause spread. Many infected people have no symptoms and develop
sometimes later.
Non-genital
warts
They are named according to the place
of occurrence and its nature.
1. Plantar Warts
Appears on the soles and ball of the
foot in single or groups. They give a feeling of pain like walking on pebbles.
It can be differentiated from corns with its flatness and multiple occurrences
with infective nature. Comparing other warts, plantar warts are most painful
due to pressure of body weight on it. These Warts do not have root where as a
corn has. Like wise corns are more sensitive to direct pressure, while plantar
warts are more sensitive on sideward compression.
2. Common Warts (Verrucae Vulgaris)
It can appear on any part of the
body, mostly in hands especially fingers. They appear as oval or round thick
crusts or small cauliflower like growths. It occurs mostly in clusters. The
spread of infection is often noted by scratching and getting contact with
oozing watery discharges.
3. Flat Warts- occurs commonly in the body where our skin is soft i.e. face,
neck, chest, & back. It is found mostly in children and teenagers. They
appear as dark round or oval patches with flat tops as the name indicates.
Incidence
Warts occurs commonly in all age group.
Non-genital warts occur more commonly in children and teenagers, where as
genital warts are found only in sexually indulging adults. Warts generally can
appear irrespective of any age, sex or race. It is more commonly seen in
elderly people due to weakened immune mechanism. Commonest sites are feet,
hands, palms, nose, face and genitals.
Causes for warts
Causes or ultimate reason are still obscure,
since the microbiology claimed causative factor – virus HPV or any other virus-
can also be identified or noticed in normal people too, without any symptom of
warts. The main triggering factors are
·
Contacts with warts- Transmission
directly depends upon the susceptibility of patient & mainly moisture
promotes the spread.
·
Weakened body immune mechanism in
Auto immune disorders or Immuno-deficiency diseases favours its occurrence and
spread.
·
Malnutrition in children also
promotes the occurrence and spread of warts
·
Chemotherapy treatment also favours
the wart formation by weakening the immune system.
Symptoms of warts:
Most of the people with warts may not
have any functional complaints. It is mostly a cosmetic ailment unless
otherwise, it is complicated. The presentation of the symptom will not be the
same in every case even in same type of HPV infection. Normally warts appear as
small lumps or dry crusts which may be single or clusters. Sometimes, it will
grow like cauliflowers which are painless with a feeling of dryness, irritation
and itching. In case of injury or complication, there may be swelling and pain
with pus or sticky discharge & foul odour. Dark or black spots (clots of
blood vessels) can be also seen in the warts, which help in differentiating it
from corns. Warts may resolve spontaneously and recur often.
Diagnosis
It can be easily made on clinical
examination itself. The presence of blood vessels, clots and black dots favours
the diagnosis of warts. In some incidence due to the appearance, biopsy may be
necessary to rule out cancer. A thorough examination of the body including oral
cavity, vagina & anus should be done in suspected case of sexual
transmitted diseases. Routine blood tests will be helpful in tracing the auto
immune disorders if any.
Prevention
of warts:
Always prevention is better than
cure. The best way to prevent is to avoid direct contact with the Warts. Also
Avoid
·
Walking or standing for a long time
with out slippers in moist area
·
Using pond water, where many people
using it are infected with warts
·
Sexual contact with infected persons
(genital warts), till it gets treated completely
·
Sharing the towels, beds and dresses
of people infected with warts
·
Leather shoes & hard sole
slippers in case of plantar warts
Don’t
·
Rub warts since it may become
ulcerated
·
Use acids, it may also damage
surrounding normal tissues
·
Prick or Pull or Peel
Complications
If left untreated, there is a possibility to develop
cancerous change especially in case of genital warts.
Treatment
of warts
Warts may go off spontaneously and
can reappear recurrently. Its relapses are noted even after several years. In
general, skin specialists mostly concentrate on destruction of warts (i.e.
effects of warts disease). Sometimes it makes the complaints more badly than
the disease itself.
Various
methods of destruction
Depending on the size, shape, location,
number, type of warts and patient’s age factor, the mode of treatment varies.
·
Freezing (cryotherapy) – with the
help of liquid nitrogen, freezing of warts are done. This is somewhat painful.
Advantage of this technique claims some “Less scar”.
·
External applications- Acids and
Paints (mostly salicylic acid) having tissue necrotic action are applied
repeatedly over the warts and the dead skins are peeled off often to make skin
soft and to reduce the pain. This is mostly applied in multiple warts.
·
Burning with electro cautery or laser
is also done for the elimination of warts.
·
Internal therapy- usually no drugs is
administered orally since nothing is found to be effective. Finally, latest new
anti viral drugs and chemotherapy are also now used for tissue necrosis and
removal of warts.
The main disadvantages of all the above techniques are
blisters, scars, skin puckering, dark spots and finally occurrences in other
sites. These procedures will also give burning & stinging pain which could
not be tolerated by children & sensitive patient. Even though skin
treatments are very expensive and time consuming, final recurrence make the
people much dejected.
Surgery
Surgery for warts is rarely applied
since it comes usually in clusters. The surgical intervention is done when
there is an extreme painful condition.
Homeopathis approach for Warts
Warts sometimes disappear even without treatment, but usually recur if not
treated properly. Homeopathy can surely unwind the knots of the skin (warts) and
remove the disease as a whole without any scars. Also it can outweigh all its
side effects. It is a natural way to help the body by
supporting the body’s own process of healing. It involves the use of extremely
diluted substances to heal the body through the release of vital energy.
Usually the skin complaints will take much longer time to heal or cure since it
is the outermost part of the body which has less blood supply compared to
other organs and often get exposed to irritants or environmental changes or
pollutants which makes hindrances with cure.
Warts are the effects of internal
disease or virus. So only, it recurs even after excision, burning with acids or
cauterization, freezing or surgical interventions with all modern
techniques. Effects will not be getting shut down till the disease itself
goes off or get treated properly. In homeopathy, warts are treated by boosting
the body’s defense mechanism for natural elimination, so that recurrences are
avoided in the future. Every one can wonder homeopathy, when warts get
automatically expelled. The cauliflower like growth will just fall off or shed
off like a dried leaf of a tree. The flat or plantar warts will go off slowly
resuming to normal skin. But it should be given enough time to act. Be in
patience to get cured or be a patient always.
The Homeopathic medicines commonly
used in the treatment of warts are Thuja, Anti-crud, Calc carb, Lycopodium,
Phosphorus, Dulcamara, Causticum, Nat sulph, Silicea, Sepia, Psorinum, Radium
Brom, Ranunculus Bulbosis, Pulsatilla, Sulphur, Natrum Mur, Nitric acid, etc.
These Medicines should be taken under the advice and diagnosis of a qualified
Homeopath.
For new hope
Dr. S. Chidambaranathan, BHMS, MD
(Homeo)
Laxmi Homeo Clinic
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Madurai, TN 625 001, India
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