title: Plantar warts in the athlete.
abstract: Plantar warts are thick, endophytic, hyperkeratotic lesions caused by human papilloma virus. Because they are frequently mistaken for calluses, they are often misdiagnosed in athletes. The diagnosis of a plantar wart is made by paring down the hypertrophic epithelium until multiple "seeds" are detected in the dermis representing the thrombosed vessels supplying the wart. A patch system containing 40% salicylic acid in the rubber-based vehicle is applied to the debrided site every 48 hours until healing occurs.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esterowitz
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports; D013715:Tennis; D014860:Warts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000635:transmission