Butcher's wart

Butcher's wart
SpecialtyDermatology
SymptomsMultiple wart on hands[1][2]
CausesHPV2, 4 and 7[1]
Risk factorsButchers[1]
PrognosisFrequently recur[3]
FrequencyCommon[2]

Butcher's wart is a wart on the hands of butchers.[1] They tend to occur in multiple numbers.[2] These warts are generally larger than common warts.[3]

It is typically associated with HPV2, 4 and 7; up to 50% by HPV7.[1][3] It occurs when hands have had prolonged contact with moist meat.[3] Following treatment, they typically recur.[3]

The condition is common.[2]

Signs and symptoms

Butcher's wart presents as a wart on the hands of people who handle meat for prolonged periods of time.[1] These warts are generally larger than common warts.[3]

Cause

It is typically associated with HPV2, 4 and 7; mostly HPV2 and up to 50% by HPV7.[1][3] It occurs when hands have had prolonged contact with moist meat.[3] Following treatment, they typically recur.[3]

History

In 1977, the condition had a prevalence of 8.5% to 23.8% among butchers and other meat-handling professions.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "19. Viral diseases". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
  2. ^ a b c d "Warts, verrucas, human papillomavirus infection | DermNet". dermnetnz.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Griffiths, Christopher E. M.; Bleiker, Tanya O.; Creamer, Daniel; Ingram, John R.; Simpson, Rosalind C. (2022). "3. Viral infections". Rook's Dermatology Handbook. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-1-119-42819-0.
  4. ^ De Peuter M, De Clercq B, Minette A, Lachapelle JM (1977). "An epidemiological survey of virus warts of the hands among butchers". Br J Dermatol. 96 (4): 427–31. doi:10.1159/000278232. PMID 861180.