Papillomas on the body are benign lesions that develop when a person is infected with HPV.The outgrowths in any part of the body can be either single or multiple.
Rapid proliferation and the emergence of a large number of papillomas is considered a weight argument for choosing a technique for removing these formations and for selecting an effective antiviral course of treatment.
Why does papilloma on the body appear?
The cause of papilloma formation on the body is human papilloma virus, which can penetrate into the epithelial layer of the skin through minute cuts, abrasions, wounds of .
It is possible to infect a microorganism in close bodily contact with a person suffering from HPV or with the carrier of this infection.
For a long time, the virus retains its viability in a humid and warm environment, and therefore the possibility of infection exists when visiting public baths, saunas, wellness facilities.
Often the transmission of the causative agent by papillomas occurs through the use of a few people individual items of hygiene - towels, manicure scissors, sponges.
When infected with a virus through the sexual contact of the papilloma, or rather genital warts, grow more often on the genitals and areas of the body next to them, less often found on other sites.
The group of these factors include:
- Decrease in the functioning of protective forces.
- Negative influence of depressive states, stresses.
- Long-term smoking and alcohol abuse.
- Prolonged antibiotic treatment and oral contraceptive use.
- Disturbances in the work of the digestive system.
- Frequent recurring ARI, influenza.
There is a high probability of papillomas on the body in women. Men are more likely to carry this virus, but their external manifestations worry them much less than the fair sex.
In obese people and with excessive sweating the risk of growth of papillomas is increased, and they are formed mainly in skin folds. Papillomas can appear in any age range, their development in children is not ruled out.
Localization and symptoms
You can notice the formation of unusual growths in any part of the body, including the scalp, soles, and natural folds.
Skin tumors can be of different size, color, shape. How the papilloma will look on the body depends on what kind of strain the virus is infected by a person.
HPV leading to papillomas on the skin, refers to non-oncogenic or low-coagulant types of microorganism and therefore in most cases such formations are considered to be benign.
There are several types of papillomas that can affect any part of the body, these are:
- Vulgar or simple papillomas look like small areas of corporal or slightly dusky seals. Subjective sensations in the process of their growth do not exist, but they begin to grow in most people from the hands and fingers.
- Thread-like. At first, a small spot appears on the body, which eventually stretches out in length. At the end of this formation, there is a build-up in the form of a droplet, and itself it is attached to the skin by means of a thin pedicle.
- Plantar growths are characterized by uncomfortable sensations and tenderness when walking. Plantar papillomas are often confused with common calluses.
- Flat papillomas slightly rise above the skin, tend to merge with each other. The color of almost no difference from the other skin on the body.
The photo shows vulgar papillomas
In some cases, before the appearance of papillomatous growths on the body, people may notice the appearance of itching and a slight burning sensation at the site of growth of the epithelial cells altered by the virus.
The formation of more than a hundred of viral tumors on the body is usually denoted by the term papillomatosis. When warts and papillomas are injured, bleeding occurs, and in the absence of proper hygiene and when wearing not too clean underwear, a secondary infection with inflammation and other unpleasant symptoms is possible.
It is possible and self-infection, which occurs when scratching the papillomas and further spreading the virus from the original focus to other areas of the skin.
Papillomas on the body represent an aesthetic problem rather. Many people, noticing in their open areas of the body growths, begin to experience self-doubt, they develop and depressive conditions. Growing papillomas also have their own characteristics, depending on the place of their formation.
Muscle under armpits
In the armpits, papillomas are formed, which are no different from other viral outgrowths, but have their own peculiarities of percolation. Under the armpits, small nodules of flesh-colored, yellowish or brown hues can often be seen. These nodules are hanging and attached to the skin by the foot.
First one tumor can appear, then several, they can merge with each other and this outgrowth resembles cauliflower.
Papillomas under the armpits are prone to inflammation. The culprit of this is the sweat emitted by this zone, it irritates the growth, which leads to itching, combing and infection.
Papillomatous outgrowths under the armpits can be touched while shaving or when wearing too narrow clothes. Injury causes bleeding, promotes the spread of the virus to a number of located areas of the body.
On the eyelids of the eyes
Papillomas growing on the eyelids are clearly visible to others, and therefore they bring a lot of moral suffering to their owners, especially for young girls. But this problem is not only aesthetic. Growing education often prevents blinking, creates an obstacle in the examination of objects, and this leads to a deterioration in visual function.
According to the external characteristics of the papilloma of the eyelids differ. This can be both flat and convex growths, which in most cases have a rough surface. Filiform papillomas growing on the upper eyelid, close the field of view, and women are prevented from applying makeup. It is impossible to remove the formations in the eye area independently-incorrectly selected means causes burns of the conjunctiva and the cornea.
Lip
Papillomas on the lips are most often represented by flat or hanging formations. Initially, there is a development of a slight swelling, which coincides in color with the main tone of the lips. Gradually, such an education can become lighter or darker. With prolonged papilloma on the lips it keratinizes and its external surface becomes whitish.
papilloma on the lip
Depending on the location of the papillomas on the lips, there are also accompanying changes, these may be cracks around the tumor, dryness. Some warts interfere with talking or eating, which is why they are injured and there is inflammation of the border of the lips - cheilitis.
Nasu
When localized on the face of warts often choose to grow their nose. Papillomas can form as outside on the wings of the nose, septum, and inside. And if the external wart more likely spoils the appearance, internal tumors in some cases disrupt the process of normal breathing and can become inflamed with colds.
Transitional cell and inverted viral papillomas have the ability to germinate into deeply located tissues, including the bony structures of the nose. In this case, bone destruction occurs and there is a risk of papillomas degenerating into malignant formations.
In the groin of the
In the inguinal region, usually two types of papillomas are identified, these are genital warts and filamentous tumors - acrochords.
In women, viral formations are localized inside the vagina, on the cervix, often grow on the labia and the groin adjacent to the groin. In men, papillomas in the groin can be seen on the penis, on examination they are detected in the urethra, in the anus.
Several filamentous formations can quickly turn into a whole network of growths, which, in appearance, will resemble fringe. With the location of papillomas inside the vagina, there is a risk of infection, trauma and inflammation, which can be understood by the appearance of burning, discharge, unpleasant odor.
There is a spontaneous disappearance of papillomas in every fifth person, but there is also a high risk of degeneration of genital warts into malignant tumors. In this regard, when there is an increase in the groin, it is always necessary to undergo a complete diagnosis, which allows to detect the oncogeneity of the virus.
Skin of hands and feet
Papillomas, growing on the skin of the upper and lower extremities, have different structure, color, growth and spreading speed. More warts appear on the fingers, near the nails. On the hands often develop common and flat papillomas. The warts are dense to the touch, the surface is slightly rough, if the initial formation is damaged, there is a risk of new papillomas appearing nearby.
Papillomas in children appear more often, which is due to the peculiarities of the skin and the high susceptibility of the child's organism to infections. In children, flat warts are often localized on the knees, as the children crawl a lot. On the feet there are plantar papillomas, which are characterized by burning and some soreness in walking.
It is possible to distinguish papillomas from calluses by the absence of a skin pattern on virus outgrowths. In young, healthy people with a well-functioning immune system, self-healing occurs within three to four months.
The head
The papillomatous elements located on the scalp have the appearance of loose plaques.
The color of such formations is from corporal to dark brown.
Initially, this plaque is invisible, but with an increase in its size, there is a risk of injury when combing your hair.
Papillomas on the head are more common in the elderly, but such formations rarely degenerate into cancerous ones.
The danger of the
virus Viral growths on the body are caused by those strains of HPV that have low oncogenic activity. This means that the risk of their degeneration into cancers is minimal. But all the same the probability of development of atypical cells is available and predisposes to it injury of papillomas, their infection, rapid growth and inflammatory reaction.
Having noticed inflammation, secretion of various secretions, syphilis, painful sensations, it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible for advice.
During the diagnosis, a strain of the causative agent is identified and, based on the whole examination, the removal method and the antiviral therapy regimen are selected.
Diagnosis
When a patient calls a dermatologist, a preliminary diagnosis is made already with an external examination. In the presence of growths on the genitals, it is necessary to determine the strain of the virus, which is achieved by PCR diagnostics.
Women also undergo colposcopy, take tests for cytology and, if necessary, prescribe a biopsy of the material taken from the site of the altered tissues.
If an oncogenic type of virus is detected, an additional examination should be carried out twice a year.
How to treat papillomas on the body and face?
Not always people dare to remove papillomas located on the body. Some do not interfere with them, others are located in closed areas of the body.
But doctors recommend to do the treatment of papillomatous elements, if they:
- Are located on often injured places of a body - under mouses, on a neck, a century of an eye, a nose, a lip, a head, a leg, an arm or a hand and in an inguen. Men have a high probability of scratching with papillomas during shaving, located on the face.
- Have a high growth rate and a tendency to the appearance of child sprawl.
- Located on the genitals.
- Change their coloring, the outer surface, become painful.
The doctor offers the most comprehensive treatment of viral formations. It includes the removal of all growths and the use of antiviral and immunomodulating medications.
It is necessary to understand that completely the virus can not be removed from the skin, it can only be transferred to an inactive state, which will be maintained throughout life by high immunity. In addition to the main treatment methods of folk therapy are also used.
Modern methods of removal
Modern medicine offers dozens of methods for removing papillomatous growths on the human body.
This laser and radio wave action, destruction by liquid nitrogen and thermocoagulation. Used and chemical methods, that is, applying to the wart various destroying solutions and ointments.
When papillomas are located on the upper and lower eyelids, they are removed with liquid nitrogen( cryodestruction) or with a laser. The thin skin on the face and eyelids has a high tendency to form scars, so the papillomas located on these places must be removed only by professional doctors.
On the lips flattened lesions are recommended to be destroyed by laser, and filamentous electrocoagulation.
How to get rid of HPV medication
You can get rid of papillomas on the body with the help of medicines used externally. Their application destroys the virus and contributes to the gradual destruction of the build-up, after several procedures the papilloma disappears. Such means as Ferezol, Dermavit, Kuriyozin are popular.
In the presence of a large number of papillomas on the body and genitals, it is necessary to undergo a course of drug therapy. It consists of receiving systemic antiviral agents and drugs, the mechanism of action of which is aimed at increasing the functioning of the immune system.
Immunomax, Likopid improve the production of its own interferon in the body. The dosage of medicines and the total time of their administration are selected individually.
Folk remedies
Successfully to remove small and fresh papillomas on the surface of the body are applied and some methods of traditional medicine. Home recipes will only help if you use them for a long time, regularly and at the same time increase your defenses.
Folk remedies for papillomas on the body:
- It is recommended to lubricate warts up to several times a day with celandine juice, fresh potatoes, sour apples, raw egg white.
- Two cloves of garlic should be crushed and mixed with a spoon of baby cream. The resulting ointment is applied as a compress on the built-up edge, covered with a film and fixed for several hours.
- To the papilloma, it is necessary to apply a kneaded celandine leaf for several hours.
- It is necessary to put the heads from the blooming dandelions tightly in a glass jar and pour up to the top with a triple cologne. Preparing the infusion takes two weeks in a cool place, after that it is filtered and used to lubricate the necessary areas on the body up to 5 times a day. The infusion is stored in the refrigerator.
When treating papillomas at home, it is necessary to strengthen their immunity, lead a healthy lifestyle, give up many years of bad habits. Helps reduce the viral activity of fasting.
Prevention of
Human papillomavirus, unfortunately you can get infected even if you lead a very decent life. Reduces the risk of infection with strong immunity, nutrition with natural and useful products.
It is necessary to keep your body clean, to heal even small scratches on the skin in time. It is necessary to use only your own towel, scissors, tweezers. When visiting nail salons and beauty salons choose only proven and reliable.
It is desirable to practice sex with only one partner. After sex, you must conduct hygiene of the genitals. Adolescents should be fully aware of what leads to the earlier onset of sexual activity and not the use of barrier contraceptives.
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