You may not know much about this disease, but when it comes to corns, many people should know it. Just put corn paste on it. Plantar warts look like corns, but there are essential differences between the two diseases. Hospital clinics often encounter such a situation: patients come in a hurry, "doctor, doctor, you have corns on your feet, please help me!" " "
The last examination was plantar wart.
In fact, there are essential differences between the two, corns are physical injuries, and plantar warts are viral infections.
It seems to be beside the point. As I said at the beginning, plantar wart is a common wart on the soles of human feet, which is caused by human papillomavirus infection. Chinese medicine calls it "foot wart". Speaking of warts, I want to explain to you that it is a skin disease with obvious characteristics. The skin has warts and is shaped like stamens. As for wart, it is a kind of vegetation on the skin surface, which is caused by human papillomavirus. Plantar wart is a common wart that occurs on the soles of feet and is caused by virus infection. Is this explanation clear? This disease is highly contagious and grows on the soles of the feet. It not only bears pressure every day, but also rubs against shoes, so it is easy to get infected.
In the early stage, this disease can cause small papules on the skin. With the development of the disease, it will become a rough gray macula. The texture is not obvious, but the boundary is very clear. There is a thickened keratin ring around it. If the surface of the wart is removed or damaged, there will be small black spots and or bleeding, painless or slightly painful. Because it will cause discomfort, I don't put any particularly obvious pictures here. You can search for it yourself. Plantar warts may occur on one or both soles, especially in the first half of the foot.
As for the prevention of this disease, we should start with infectivity, so we should avoid contact with the source of infection. For example, try not to walk barefoot in public places and wet places and avoid wearing shoes and socks with others. Otherwise, we may be infected with human papillomavirus. Because human papillomavirus is easy to grow in a humid and closed environment, socks should be changed, washed and dried frequently, and shoes should be as loose and breathable as possible.
In addition, human papillomavirus can infect the skin through the rupture, and bad scratching habits should be avoided to maintain the integrity of the skin and avoid virus infection. Foot trauma, excessive friction, sweat soaking, etc. should be avoided as much as possible.
In addition, a balanced diet and scientific exercise are also important preventive measures.
Plantar warts can heal themselves, but this self-healing is not absolute. Human papillomavirus can lurk in the body. When the virus is activated due to low immunity or other reasons, plantar warts will recur. In addition, it can be reinfected, leading to plantar warts.
In fact, children generally have a good tendency to heal themselves, and they can heal themselves in about 2 years, but adults may need 5 ~ 10 years. However, I still want to remind you that plantar warts can heal themselves, but once warts appear, it will still affect our normal life, and as mentioned above, this disease is highly contagious, so once the symptoms of plantar warts appear, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment.
Most plantar warts are infected with HPV 1 (low-risk type) and generally do not become malignant. As long as it is found, you can go to the dermatology department of a regular hospital in time without too much psychological burden.
Finally, a friendly reminder: if you have plantar warts, the sooner you treat them, the better.