A63.0
DESCRIPTION
The clinical signs include:
- Warts on the ano-genital areas, vagina, cervix, meatus or urethra.
- Warts can be soft or hard.
In most cases, warts resolve without treatment after 2 years in non-immunosuppressed patients.
GENERAL MEASURES
- If warts do not look typical or are fleshy or wet, perform a RPR test to exclude secondary syphilis, which may present with similar lesions.
- Emphasise HIV testing.
REFERRAL
- All patients with:
- warts > 10 mm
- inaccessible warts, e.g. intra-vaginal or cervical warts
- numerous warts