title: A practical approach to warts in the emergency department.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Howard M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Corneli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D011033:Podophyllin; D020156:Salicylic Acid