What are the Possible Causes of Warts?

What Causes Warts?

Warts can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'needs attention'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose warts, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "warts" as a symptom. For example, weakened immune system.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

frequent infections

frequent colds/flus

prednisone use

cysts in breasts

chronic productive cough

previous transplant surgery

coated tongue

very slow recovery from colds/flu

tonsils/adenoids out after age 20

slightly elevated eosinophil count

... and so on

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of warts.

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Existing Skin Conditions section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about common warts:

Do you have warts anywhere on your body other than in the genital area? (Genital warts are covered elsewhere.)

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Probably/minor episode(s) now resolved
→ Major episode(s) now resolved
→ Yes, one or two
→ Yes, more than two

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either history of common warts or having common warts, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as Weakened Immune System. The immune system creates antibodies to help destroy viruses that enter the body, such as HPV which causes warts. A weakened immune system is less successful at preventing warts.

Concerned or curious about your health? Try The Analyst™