Plantar Verruca and Dermoscopy: An Update

Adam Bhatti; Saakshi Chowdhary; Thomas Ferrise; Naga Govardhanam; Alexandra Parish; Yaakov Tropper; Tracey C Vlahovic

doi:10.1016/j.cpm.2021.06.003

Plantar Verruca and Dermoscopy: An Update

Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2021 Oct;38(4):513-520. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2021.06.003.

Authors

Adam Bhatti¹, Saakshi Chowdhary¹, Thomas Ferrise¹, Naga Govardhanam¹, Alexandra Parish¹, Yaakov Tropper¹, Tracey C Vlahovic²

Affiliations

¹ Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
² Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: traceyv@temple.edu.

PMID: 34538428
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2021.06.003

Abstract

Traditionally, plantar warts or verrucae are often diagnosed by visual appearance and the lateral squeeze test. At times, these methods are not able to elucidate the difference between a plantar wart and a callus. The use of the dermatoscope can not only distinguish the difference between a wart and a callus, which ultimately helps to customize treatment plans to increase efficacy, but also be used to follow the therapeutic effects of treatment. The dermatoscope is a tool that can be used in the diagnosis of plantar verrucae and in assessment of the success of therapy.

Keywords: Dermatoscope; Dermoscopy; Plantar verrucae; Plantar warts; Verruca.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dermoscopy
Foot Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Papillomaviridae
Warts* / diagnostic imaging
Warts* / therapy