Many of us have faced unsightlyneoplasms on the skin - warts. In addition to the fact that these formations are unaesthetic, they significantly complicate a person's life due to possible trauma about clothing. Often plantar warts cause painful sensations when walking. And if an adult can somehow adapt to it, then the child reacts to discomfort instantly. What are the causes of warts in a child, which treatment methods are considered the most effective, what types of warts exist - we will deal with all the issues in our article.
A wart is a tumor on the skin thatis often benign. In rare cases, however, there is a potential risk of degeneration of the benign structure into malignant tissue.
Infection with the virus occurs with directcontact a healthy person with a patient, as well as when using objects of his use. The activity of the virus in the body is manifested only against a background of a number of factors:
A favorable environment for the spread of the virusare high humidity and heat, so public pools or gyms, public showers - those places, the probability of infection in which the highest. The virus penetrates the human body through micro-traumas of the skin - scratches, cuts. The incubation period is at least a few weeks. Over time, the risk of formation appears smaller, as the immunity to the virus gradually grows stronger. This applies more to children. Sometimes it is not necessary to consider the occurrence of a wart in a child as a tragedy. Treatment with medicines may not be required.
All neoplasms are conventionally united into four groups:
Flat warts, which are also calledjuvenile, as a rule, appear on the skin of children or adolescents. These tumors have a rounded shape, outwardly resemble flat knots, mainly appear on the face and on the outer surface of the hands. The appearance of warts is preceded by skin irritation, therefore, neoplasms often occur in the area of microtrauma - cuts or scratches. Adult people are able to independently monitor their health. With kids everything is different. Parents should be interested in the appearance of a wart on the hand of the child. Treatment should begin with consultation with a dermatologist.
Ordinary warts are often called vulgar.These neoplasms have a dense structure and are dry, horny tubercles with an uneven surface that has villi. Warts are characterized by outlined edges and reach the size of a pea. Such formations are often combined, merging into large plaques. Like flat warts, ordinary neoplasms in most cases appear on the hands.
A variety of common warts isplantar wart in a child. Treatment of this type of pathology is similar to treatment of other types of neoplasms. But the reason for the appearance of this wart lies in the use of tight shoes not only in children, but also in adults, mainly in strongly sweating.
Pointed condylomas are another specieswarts, arising from uncleanliness of a person, i.e., in the absence of proper body hygiene. This type of neoplasms appears mainly in the genital area. Pointed condylomas resemble small nodules of pink color, which, as a rule, merge and form a structure of soft consistency.
Unlike ordinary warts, flatwarts and genital warts, having a viral nature of origin, senile warts arise due to age specific features of human skin. Keratomas appear to look like new growths of dark color (black, gray, brown) with a loose structure impregnated with sebum. Star warts are mainly formed on the face or neck, as well as along the trunk.
The emergence of warts in a greater degreesusceptible people with high sensitivity to HPV, as well as individuals whose immunity is reduced due to various diseases - diabetes, HIV, oncological pathologies. Also at risk are children. Treatment of flat warts of children on a par with other types of neoplasms is similar to the treatment of warts in an adult. It's just that sometimes a child may not need therapy.
Often toddlers are susceptible to plantarwarts. Ordinary neoplasms appear on the handles, along the body, flat warts - on the face of the child. Treatment of pathology gives good results in most cases. However, it is important to understand why the pathology manifests itself in children in general:
It is important to remember that the appearance of a tumor on the skin of the baby should at least interest the parents.
As mentioned earlier, neoplasms canarise in babies everywhere. On the skin of the hands, the back of the hands, on the fingers there are not only single warts, but also their congestions. As a rule, such warts are painless. They are bumps of white or gently pink, but sometimes they are dark red with a bright spot in the center.
In addition to the ordinary one,plantar wart in a child. Treatment of tumors is important to begin immediately. Appearance of such warts resembles rounded tubercles of different colors - from pale yellow to brownish-brown. Inside there is a depression, similar to the crater. As the growth of the wart changes - at first it looks like a shiny ball, with the passage of time becomes porous, uneven.
Externally, it is very similar to corn, but there is one characteristic feature in the neoplasm: when cutting the top layer of the wart, black spots are visible - these are clogged blood vessels.
The most obvious sign of the formation of plantar warts on the child's foot is the appearance of a round and clearly delineated seal.
New growth with a smooth surface is growing,gradually reaching a few centimeters. The tissues surrounding the wart, the color, as a rule, do not change. With the passage of time, there is a change in the neoplasm - it becomes rough, more coarse. Single warts can merge into whole areas - such a situation occurs when an active action in the body of the virus.
If the warts belong to a group of normalneoplasms, they appear on the hands or on the surface of other parts of the child's body. When in contact with clothing, they can cause painful sensations, change in size, bleed. Plantar warts lead to discomfort when walking due to rubbing the skin against the inside of the shoe. Children at the same time are capricious, any movement causes them anxiety. A surprise may be a wart on the face of a child. Treatment in this case is simply necessary in order to save the baby from psychological discomfort.
The origin of warts is due toactions in the body of the virus. Therefore, the first step that must be performed when examining the neoplasm is to do an analysis for the presence of the above virus in the blood, i.e. perform PCR diagnostics.
Ultrasound, especially thisthe procedure is justified for advanced stages of the disease. Ultrasound research helps to determine how far inward the plantar growths have germinated. If there is a fear that the wart has degenerated into a malignant tissue, a dermatologist-oncologist is consulted. Check not only the neoplasms on the body, but also the wart-like warts on the feet of children.
Treatment of neoplasms is complex andis aimed not only at eliminating the cosmetic defect, but also at stopping the action in the human body of the virus that caused the appearance and growth of the wart. Therapy includes the use of medications, the use of various external means and the conduct of cosmetology procedures.
One of the stages in the treatment of warts is the use of antiviral drugs in order to reduce the activity of the pathogen in the body to zero.
As a stimulant in medicine,used antigens. The most often used antigen is an epidemic parotitis. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of people were vaccinated against this pathology. The antigen activates upon its entry into the body its protective reactions. However, there is one nuance in the course of such treatment - sometimes there may be side effects - a few hours after the manipulation of a person manifesting flu symptoms.
To eliminate the external defect in cosmetology apply a whole range of procedures.
Treatment of warts with cryotherapy(freezing) is as follows. The neoplasm is affected by liquid nitrogen, so that warts die out and a blister forms, which later disappears. The consequences of this procedure can cause painful sensations, which, however, quickly pass.
Laser therapy is also used, during which the doctor performs moxibustion of the blood vessels in the wart itself. After the procedure, the tissue dies off, the wart is destroyed and disappears.
The use of the laser is an effective method in the fight against neoplasms, but painful and ambiguous, as scarring often remains after the procedure.
Helps in the fight against the disease and surgicalintervention. The method of excision is based on the use of an electric needle (scalpel). The wart is excised under local anesthesia. To this procedure resorted to as a last resort, when other methods of treatment do not give the expected effect. This is primarily due to the fact that after the excision is likely to form scars.
Treatment of warts in children has some features, and this is due primarily to the fact that babies are more susceptible to pain, and the child's skin is tender and more prone to injury.
It should be noted that often warts in children do notrequire treatment and can go by yourself. With the gradual maturation, the immune system of the child is strengthened, and at some point the body copes with the virus and its manifestations - neoplasms. However, in case the wart does not disappear, it is recommended to seek help from a specialist so as not to start the disease, prevent the appearance of new formations, and not to miss the moment of degeneration into a malignant structure. I must say that single warts are better to treat than accumulations of large neoplasms. In addition, the appearance of a wart leads to the disappearance of the skin pattern on the surface of the sole.
If the location of the wart on the skin of the baby is superficial, then for the effective treatment it will be sufficient only the use of ointments and external means.
Treatment will be more radical if there aredeeply ingrown neoplasm. Then various cosmetic procedures are applied. For example, an effective, painless and applicable in therapy of children is a technique with the use of cantharidin. This substance together with salicylic acid cover the surface of the wart. After the procedure, a special bandage is applied, and during the week, salicyl patches are applied at the site of the wart localization. This is done in order to reduce the risk of recurrence of the disease. After some time, the formation is destroyed and disappears.
It is known that the neoplasm destroys the lines ofskin. So after the treatment, the cutaneous pattern is restored. This happens some time after the wart on the child's foot has collapsed.
Treatment of neoplasms may be associated with consultations with an orthopedic physician, because often in children with this pathology there is a deformity of the feet.
In order to prevent the formation of warts, you must adhere to certain rules, namely:
If nevertheless warts have appeared, it is necessary to address for the help to experts, in treatment to use antiviral preparations and immunomodulators.
In addition to medications, there are recipes of traditional medicine that help in the fight against neoplasms.
