Verruca Palmoplantaris, Verruca - DermAtlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

verruca palmoplantaris verruca

Body Site

foot

Age

24 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

warty

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This is an example of a myrmecia (ant hill-like) wart. This type of verruca palmoplantaris has striking viral cytopathic effect as described. These are Human Papillomavirus-related lesions, with this variety often involving HPV-1 and HPV-4. These lesions tend to evolve and not always show these obvious inclusions, rendering diagnosis a little more challenging.

Description

There is a papillomatous proliferation involving volar skin. The lesion forms a 'cup' shape, making an endo/exophytic lesion. The digitations have overlying mounds of parakeratosis. Inclusions are abundant. The papillary dermis shows fibrosis and tortuous vessels.

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8/28/2006 22:09:43

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