What Are Periungual Warts?
Periungual warts are those bothersome growths around the nails (finger or toenails) that begin with tiny pin pricks and can end up ugly, rough, peeling infections on either the hands or the feet. They can appear elevated, round, smooth and/or irregular causing damage in various ways to the nail. This occurs when the growth is so close to the nail edges that its growth begins to interfere with that of the nails. The end result can be a nail lifted from the skin; or partially detached from the nail in the cuticle area in more extreme cases. When this takes place periungual warts are painful. Periungual warts start small and dot like, are usually painless in the beginning and are always caused by viruses. Generally harmless at this stage, warts can become disfiguring and embarrassing. On the feet they may itch or hurt from the very beginning. Of the types of warts, most are harmless appearing small, flat, on the face or hands and most common in children due to their under-developed natura
