They may stay small or grow quite large.
For example, plantar warts are commonly mistaken forcalluses.
Heres how you’re free to tell a wart from a callus.
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Wart
Callus
What Do Multiple Warts Look Like?
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Wartscan appear alone or in clusters.
A cluster of warts is called a “mosaic wart.”
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A large cluster of warts can be very painful and make it uncomfortable to walk or run.
It’s generally harder and takes longer to treat a cluster of warts.
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Can Vaccines Prevent Plantar Warts?
Currently, there areHPV vaccinesavailable to prevent certain strains of the virus that cause genital warts and cervical cancer.
They can use a stronger preparation of salicylic acid to get rid of the wart.
You may also needcryotherapy, which uses liquid nitrogen to freeze off the warts.
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