What are plantar warts?

Plantar warts are a skin disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, occurring on one or both soles of the foot, especially in the front of the plantar, belonging to a kind of common warts. The HPV subtypes that cause plantar warts are HPV1, HPV2, HPV4, etc. Trauma, friction, sweaty feet and other factors can promote the occurrence of plantar warts. Metatarsal warts can be found on any part of the soles of the feet, clinical manifestations of keratinous flat papules or plaques, gray-brown or yellow-brown, black dots can be seen after removing the keratin. There are usually no special conscious symptoms, warts can be mild pain when pressure. If the plantar warts, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the topical imiquimod cream, or choose liquid nitrogen freezing, laser, local injection of interferon and other methods of treatment.