Plantar warts in children: the causes of appearance, their characteristics and treatment

Babies get sick much more often than adults. They are more susceptible to various infectious diseases, which is due to a weakened immune system. Therefore, children sometimes have such an infectious disease as plantar warts. The causative agent of this disease is the HPV virus( human papilloma virus).

There are several types of warts: simple, pointed, flat and plantar. Plantar warts occur in about 35% of cases. They are plural and singular. Plantar warts are localized not only on the soles of the feet, but also on the palms. Therefore, their doctors are also called sole-palm. This type of wart is characterized by deep penetration into the human skin tissue. Because of this, these warts give in to treatment with difficulty.

Externally, the wart is similar to a small growth on the leg. In children, this disease is diagnosed easily, since the skin on the feet of children is tender. A wart around a dead and coarsened skin area on the foot is like a ring. Sometimes in the center of the wart there are small black dots - these are droplets of dried blood.

Some plantar warts are covered with peculiar furrows, which outwardly resemble cauliflower or raspberry. If the disease does not begin to heal in time, then these furrows will increase in size and become dirty gray. Also, the furrows will look like large plaques. The most common plantar warts appear in children. But in adults they also occur. Even if you carefully monitor the hygiene of the child's legs, this does not guarantee that there will not be warts. After all, many factors can provoke their appearance: infection of the wound with a virus, weakened immunity and the like.

Causes of plantar warts

Plantar warts in the child may result from:

• skin lesions on the foot or on the foot;
• wearing tight shoes;
• dry skin on the feet or because of excessive sweating;
• flat feet;
• of HPV activity;
• of varicose veins;
• atherosclerosis;
• diabetes.

The most dangerous factor, from the above listed, is the human papillomavirus. The thing is that this virus is not completely curable, and if it appears in the body, it remains there forever and can sometimes make itself felt. You can grab HPV in the pool or in the bath while wearing someone else's shoes. Therefore, in public places do not use someone else's shoes and do not go to the shower or pool without slippers, because you can pick up various skin infections.

Features of plantar warts in children

Plantar warts cause a lot of discomfort to babies. After all, they are constantly clinging to shoes and socks, and sometimes they give discomfort when walking. While walking, the baby can feel pain. This is because warts appear in a place that is constantly exposed to mechanical influences: friction, pressure, stress. Especially painful are those warts that appear on the pads of the metatarsal bones and on the heels.

There are several ways to remove plantar warts. However, in no case should you yourself remove these warts your baby. Folk methods are not always effective and sometimes they only aggravate the disease. Therefore, you need to see a doctor and stick to all of his recommendations. All doctors advise to remove the plantar warts immediately, as soon as they appeared, so as not to provoke the growth of new ones and not to cause unnecessary discomfort to the child.

Methods for treatment of plantar warts

There are different ways to remove plantar warts. But before appointing this or that method of removing the wart, the doctor must examine the child and choose the most optimal and safe method. Most often, doctors use such methods:

• surgical removal;
• treatment with nitrogen;
• treatment with folk remedies;
• treatment with ointments;
• laser removal;
• removal using an eclectic current.

Radical Treatments for

Surgical intervention is not always the best option for the removal of plantar warts. The thing is that this type of wart is specific, since their roots are located in deep layers of the skin. Therefore, it is sometimes impossible to remove completely the roots with the help of an ordinary scalpel. In addition, for children this method is not very suitable from a psychological point of view, since it gives the child discomfort and stress. It is most effective to remove plantar warts in children using a laser or coagulation. Although after such removal methods, the scars may remain on the sole, but in the same place no one will notice them. In addition, with these methods, there is less likelihood of any complications: infection of the wound, bleeding. After removal, the wound heals quickly and does not cause severe discomfort to the child, which is very important.

Sometimes doctors to remove warts prescribe cryotrapea - removal of liquid nitrogen. This procedure is carried out in several sessions. The procedure is painless, after it there is no bleeding and the risk of complications is minimal. After a couple of sessions, the wart begins to darken, become crusted, and then disappears on its own. However, parents should ensure that during this period the infection does not hit the wound, so the wound should be sealed with adhesive tape and treated with antiseptics. After cryotherapy, there is no scarring left. Therefore, this procedure is popular with many people.

Parents should consider the age of the child and his sensitivity to pain before giving preference to any method of removing the warts. The kid can pick open the wound or scar after removal, which can lead to infection. In addition, some methods of removal are quite painful for children.

Treatment with ointments

Very often doctors prescribe to children treatment of plantar warts with special ointments. Such treatment is long, but at times very effective. In addition, this method is the most sparing. The most important thing is to choose the right ointment. Very well recommended ointment "Imiquidon".This ointment strengthens the immunity of the child and displays a wart. The effect of the ointment is that when it enters the body, proteins that destroy the papilloma virus begin to be produced. But this tool should be used cautiously, since it has many side effects.

Ointment should be applied to the wart itself. The results of treatment will be noticeable not immediately, but in a couple of weeks. To achieve significant results, treatment should continue for about two months. However, at this time, do not change the ointments.

Folk methods of treatment of plantar warts

Folk remedies are less dangerous for the body, since they are all natural. However, they do not always give the desired result. In no case should the warts be affected thermally, as this can provoke the development of complications.

For the treatment of plantar warts in folk medicine, leaves of plantain and calanchoe are used. It is recommended that these leaves be thoroughly rinsed, then applied to the wart and bandaged to the foot. This bandage needs me every day. Also, sometimes compresses made of ground garlic mixed with lard. In this mixture, you need to moisten the bandage well and attach it to the wart.

Celandine juice is also effective in treating warts. It's enough just a few times a day to rub this wart itself with a wart until it disappears.