Filiform warts are long and thin tumors that grow very fast on the outside layer of the skin. These are not malignancies and are harmless. Filiform warts are commonly shaped like a finger and are projected outwardly from inside the skin. These are typically located in specific locations like the eyelids, nose, lips, chin, neck or anywhere on the face.
They are more common in elder children than any other age group. They may sometimes itch or even bleed when they become irritated. This usually happens when they are intentionally scratched or when they are accidentally rubbed against clothing.
In specific parts of the body where they can be easily rubbed against, they can cause a bit of pain and become a medical nuisance.
A viral infection causes a filiform wart. The cause of this viral infection is a virus known as the human papilloma virus (or HPV). A filiform wart can be directly or indirectly spread to other people and it can also be transmitted from one location on a person’s body to a different location on the same person’s body.
If a person with a filiform wart scratches an area on the skin where the wart is located, then touches a different area of the skin, the wart can be transmitted to the new area.
Direct contact with another person could transmit the virus. This happens if another person touches someone else’s wart. It is easy for this to happen to kids when they play team sports like football or basketball.
Putting your hands on an object that someone else has touched can cause an infection. This can occur, as an example, when people use the same towel to dry their face.
Filiform warts generally go away by themselves after several months or a few years.
But because they usually are seen on outer locations of the person’s skin, they can case the person to feel self-conscious due to the fact that they look a bit unsightly. This may cause someone to think about getting them removed.
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