Plantar Wart

Plantar warts

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Plantar warts occur on the soles of the feet. They look like hard, thick patches of skin with dark specks. Multiple plantar warts can form in a large, flat cluster known as a "mosaic wart."

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerPatrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Last RevisedSeptember 7, 2012
By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: September 7, 2012
Medical Review: Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

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