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Inflammatory Changes in Verruca Vulgaris
Author(s) -
KOSSARD STEVEN,
XENIAS STEPHEN J.,
PALESTINE ROBERTA F.,
RANDY SCHEEN S.,
WINKELMANN R. K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1980.tb01219.x
Subject(s) - verruca vulgaris , pathology , medicine , dermatology
Forty‐one (8%) of 500 randomly selected biopsy specimens in verruca vulgaris showed evidence of inflammation. The inflammation was lymphocytic and lichenoid in 21 specimens and was associated with papillary hemorrhage and infarction in 23. Clinical review indicated that patients of all ages were represented but that there was a predominance of verrucae of the extremities in older patients. The data suggest the possibility of a distinct solitary acral verruca in the elderly.