ΘΕΡΑΠΕΊΑ ΚΟΝΔΥΛΩΜΆΤΩΝ - WARTS TREATMENT

Warts are the symptom of viral infection from Human Papilloma Viruses (HPV). Wart virus infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease. It is estimated that 50-70% of sexually active men and women will be infected with HPV during their lifetime. There are over 130 types of the virus and some are low risk while others are high risk. Low-risk HPV types usually cause benign lesions, the best known of which are acute warts. High-risk types of HPV can, under appropriate conditions, cause the development of various types of cancer in the body, such as the cervix, vagina, vulva, anus, penis, and oropharynx. Acute warts are small nodules – small skin lesions shaped like a small cauliflower (anthocramboid). They may be flat or protruding from the skin, as small as a pinhead or larger, singly or many together. They usually have an uneven surface and their color is red-pink or gray-gray, they have a flattened or stalked base, while their texture is soft. They appear on the skin of the vulva, the vagina, the cervix, the skin of the perineum, the anal ring, the rectal mucosa. In men, they usually appear on the penis or urethra, testicles, anal ring and rectal mucosa. Finally, in both women and men they can also appear in the mouth. Finally, the development in diagnostic tests is the molecular techniques of HPV type typing. With the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, the DNA of the wart virus is detected and we can type the strain of the virus. Once the diagnosis is made, the doctor, depending on the problem, will suggest the corresponding solutions. Treatment methods for acute warts are divided into pharmaceutical and surgical. Drug treatments usually have many relapses. Surgical methods include the destruction of warts with cryocoagulation and laser diode.