Flat wart
Medical condition
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Flat warts, technically known as verruca plana, are reddish-brown or flesh-colored, slightly raised, flat-surfaced, well-demarcated papules of 2 to 5 mm in diameter. Upon close inspection, these lesions have a surface that is "finely verrucous".[1][2] Most often, these lesions affect the hands, legs, or face, and a linear arrangement is not uncommon.[2] At histopathology, flat warts have cells with prominent perinuclear vacuolization around pyknotic, basophilic, centrally located nuclei that may be located in the granular layer.[3] These are referred to as "owl's eye cells."[3]
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Other namesVerruca plana
| Flat wart | |
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| Other names | Verruca plana |
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| Verruca plana (flat warts) on the chin of a middle-aged woman | |
| Specialty | Dermatology  |
Additional images
Micrograph of a flat wart
Woman with extensive flat warts on her face
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