Warts (cont.)
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- Warts Overview
- Warts - Causes
- Warts - Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Warts Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
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Next Steps
Follow-up
Follow the home care plan or treatment given to you by your doctor. Several of the wart-removal treatments, such as liquid nitrogen and laser therapy, may require repeat visits.
- If your wart was treated with liquid nitrogen, laser therapy, or surgical removal, apply local wound care. Local wound care includes keeping the area covered with a sterile bandage, applying an antibiotic ointment, and looking for signs of an infection.
- Signs of an infection include increasing redness and pain at the treatment site, red streaks going up an extremity toward the heart, pus coming from the wound, or a fever of 101°F or higher. If any of these occur, you need to follow up with your doctor or be seen in a hospital's emergency department.
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Warts are benign proliferations of skin and mucosa caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV).
