Suggest Treatment For Plantar Wart In A Child

Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2014

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Question : grandson 9yrs has worts on bottom foot by big toe , when wet turns white and lokks like a spider web . it is kissing wort ? never heard of it. can it be cured

Answered by Dr. Kalpana Pathak (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer: details below Detailed Answer: HI, Thanks for writing to us. In a young child with a plantar wart, we prefer doing 1) paring with or without TCA application or cryotherapy( done by a doctor) 2) self treatment with salicylic acid and lactic acid application twice in a day or by using a corncap. Right now I would advise that he may use a corncap for few days, this would remove the dead skin tissue and also destroy the virus. Thus causing resolution of lesion. Hope this helped. Should there be further query, feel free to write back.

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