What is Common warts?

These are small granular skin lumps caused by a viral infection, which, although they can appear anywhere on the body, do so more frequently on the hands.

Common warts’ texture is rough with a series of dark spots formed from clotted blood in tiny blood vessels.
The human papillomavirus (HPV) in some of its variants is the cause of common warts, the infection of which is spread by touch, contact with contaminated objects, skin lesions, and sexual activity.

If your immune system is depressed, it is more likely that you will develop warts in the presence of the virus. On the contrary, if you have a strong immune system, warts will not appear despite viral exposure.

Potential risks:

Infants and young people who have not generated immunity to HPV.
Patients with a depressed immune system, such as:
- Those who suffer from HIV/AIDS.
- Those who have received an organ transplant.
- Those under treatment against autoimmune diseases.

Signs and symptoms Common warts

Common warts usually appear on the hands with the following morphology:

Skin lumps:
- Small in size.
- Fleshy looking.
- Granular.
- Painful.
Texture:
- Rough.
They have dark spots on the surface.

It is important to see your doctor if your common warts:

Change color and appearance.
Return once removed.
They expand.
They become aesthetically and functionally annoying.
You’re not sure if it’s a wart.
The number of warts increases in a short time.

Diagnosis and treatment Common warts

It is often easy to diagnose a wart because it can be identified with the naked eye, although to confirm the diagnosis, you will have various tests done, such as a scraping biopsy of the wart.

Normally, common warts do not require treatment and disappear on their own, but other times they will require treatment with salicylic acid, laser therapy, cryotherapy, and surgery.

In ABC Medical Center Internal Medicine Department, we provide you with health care services with the highest quality and safety, from prevention, diagnosis, timely treatment, and follow-up of infectious, respiratory, endocrinological, dermatological, rheumatic, nephrological, gastrointestinal, and hematological conditions, both chronic-degenerative and acute, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model.

Related centers and departments

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Radiology and Molecular Imaging
Clinical Laboratory

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Comparison of COVID-19 vaccines

Pfizer-
BioNTech

Pfizer-BioNTech

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 95% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

No Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 16 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polysorbate.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, malaise, and swollen lymph nodes.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 14 days of having the complete scheme (after the administration of the 2nd dose), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

Moderna

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 94.5% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 28 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 18 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, and swollen lymph nodes in the arm in which you received the injection.

Janssen/
Johnson
& Johnson

Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 72.0% in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.
85% in the prevention of severe COVID-19.

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How many doses are needed?
Only one dose in needed.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 28 days of having the complete scheme (the last dose applied), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from 85% serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

AstraZeneca
and
Oxford
University

AstraZeneca and Oxford University

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 82% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 56 days apart (or up to 84 days apart, if necessary).

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and fever, which were mild to moderate in intensity and disappeared within 48 hours of vaccination.

Sputnik V

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 92% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

What is Common warts?

Signs and symptoms Common warts

Diagnosis and treatment Common warts

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