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warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). They are small lesions that appear on the sole of the foot (hence the name, from Latin planta pedis, the sole of the foot) and are typically cauliflower-esque in appearance. They may have small black specks within them that ooze blood when the surface is shaved; these are abnormal capillaries. Though plantar wart refers specifically to HPV infection on the sole of the foot, infection by the virus is possible anywhere on the body and common especially on the palm of the hand, where the appearance of the wart is often exactly as described above for plantar warts. Due to pressure on the soles of the feet, a layer of hard skin forms over the wart. A plantar wart may or may not be painful. It can be spread in communal showers, around swimming pools, sharing shoes, etc.
by close observation of skin striations. Feet, like hands, are covered in skin striæ which are more commonly called fingerprints. Where verrucæ pedis are present, the skin striæ can be observed as going around the lesion; where the lesion is not verrucæ pedis, the cell DNA are not altered and the striations continue across the top layer of the skin. Furthermore, VPs tend to be painful on application of pressure from either side of the lesion rather than direct pressure. Helomata tend to be the opposite and are painful on direct pressure rather than pressure from either side. The difference between plantar warts and warts located elsewhere on the body is the fact that warts are generally outgrowth type lesions, but on the bottom of the foot they are pushed inward due to the pressure of walking, plus the fact that the skin on the bottom of the foot tends to be thicker than skin elsewhere, making the treatment of plantar warts more difficult.
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