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Warts, molluscum and skin infections

Verrucae, molluscum contagiosum et impetigo · Bradavice, moluska a kožní infekce

What it is

Viral skin infections: HPV warts, molluscum in children, and bacterial impetigo.

Symptoms & signs

  • Rough raised warts
  • dome-shaped pearly bumps with a dimple
  • honey-crusted sores in impetigo
  • contagious

🚩 Get help if…

  • see a doctor soon Spreading red skin, fever or pus around a sore
  • see a doctor soon Honey-crusted sores in a baby or spreading fast
  • see a doctor soon A wart that bleeds, changes colour or grows quickly
  • see a doctor soon Warts or molluscum on the genitals, or in someone with weak immunity

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Salicylic acid and cryotherapy for warts
  • topical fusidic acid or mupirocin for impetigo
  • most molluscum resolves untreated
  • cantharidin for molluscum (Ycanth) — FDA-approved 2023

Natural & lifestyle

  • Cover and don't pick
  • separate towels
  • hand hygiene
  • swimming pool footwear

Emerging & experimental

  • HPV vaccination reduces some warts
  • immunotherapy injections

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Duct-tape occlusion of warts — trials disagree mixed evidence
  • Garlic extract on warts — small studies early / small studies
  • Banana-peel rubs — anecdotal anecdotal / traditional

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