A practical approach to warts in the emergency department.
Although cutaneous warts are one of the most common skin conditions affecting children, their management can be challenging, especially in complex cases and even more so during a single emergency department encounter. Anogenital warts require particular attention because of their possible but nonspecific association with sexual abuse. This review will focus on cutaneous warts and anogenital warts, with a discussion of their recognition and treatment, especially in the emergency department. The medicolegal implications of anogenital warts in children are also reviewed.
Herman
Bruce E
BE
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. bruce.herman@hsc.utah.edu
Corneli
Howard M
HM
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D010372:Pediatrics; D011033:Podophyllin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014860:Warts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D011033:Podophyllin; D020156:Salicylic Acid