Question 1

itchy, clear, large lump developed on the side of my big toe. i popped it and clear liquid drained. more showed and idk if it's athletes foot or warts?

Accepted Answer

Itchy bump: with clear liquid can be due to skin fungus infection or athlete's foot. To be sure it is not skin inflammation or infection, you should see a podiatrist.

Question 2

huge bump on the side of heel on the right foot that keeps growing. excruciating pain even from socks touching it. not a wart, tried treatments. help?

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Needs in person : Evaluation. We cant see it so anything is really a guess. A growing bump is not something to play around with....go see a doctor you may need a biopsy.

Question 3

2 warts on the bottom+side of big toe. i have been going at it with a scalpel trying to get the roots out but they keep getting bigger. they hurt?

Accepted Answer

Do not scrape...: In your attempt to get to the root of the problem by scraping the virus away, you are actually spreading the virus. Warts thrive on the foot, in part, because of the increased moisture. You must dry or dehydrate the surrounding skin  before debridement can work. There are various solutions that will do the job. Consult with a foot specialist for the various options.

Question 4

blister like bump on the side of my "ring" toe. not blister. has two small brown circles same size parallel to each other in the center. not a wart?

Accepted Answer

Time will tell: Blisters and skin irritations heal with time, but a wart will hold its ground.  Warts are caused by a virus that involves the epidermis.   Warts develop a blood supply in the skin.  These tend to bleed ever so slightly under the skin forming little dark spots.  Warts usually require a treatment to get rid of them.  If this is not clearing up in a few weeks, you may want to have it looked.

Question 5

just found a bump on the side of my right pinky toe. i also have warts covered with duct tap. how soon before i can distill it from a fungus or wart?

Accepted Answer

Right now: If you have active warts and a new bump on the skin of the toe, chances are you have another wart. Look closely..Do skin lines go through it or around it? If the latter, it's a wart. I don't recommend duct tape. The reason it reacts with warts is the adhesive was not meant for skin contact and causes an allergic reaction. Thus can be severe in some individals. See a podiatrist.

Question 6

what are all these warts i'm getting from? lately i am getting warts all over my body. i have one on the side of my heel, on the side of my nose, under my breasts, on my thighs, and in my armpits. i am 5'2" and overweight (220 pounds) i freeze the warts o

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First, : First, are you certain these things are warts and not something else?  I ask, because while it's possible to get warts anywhere, they don't typically pop-up all over the body like you're describing.

But, for the purpose of answering your question, we'll assume you're correct and they are, indeed, warts.

Warts are a virus.  The virus only affects the upper most layer of skin, the epidermis.  To get a wart, you need 3 things:
1. You need to be exposed to the wart virus.  You had to have touched something or someone with a wart to get it.

2.  You need some kind of break in the skin for the virus to invade.  Since warts only affect the outer layer of skin, you don't have to step on a needle or anything to get a wart.  A simple little crack from dry skin is enough for the virus to get in.

3.  (and this is the most important factor) you need to be susceptible to the virus.  Not everyone is susceptible, and not all body parts are equally susceptible.  And susceptibility changes over time.  In general, the palms and soles are the most susceptible, but it's possible to get a wart anywhere.  Also, in general, adolescents tend to be the most susceptible.  It's not impossible for an adult or an infant to get a wart, it's just not as common as people between the ages of 8 and 20.

There are many, many treatments for warts.  Any time in medicine you see a lot of treatments for one problem, it means we really don't have one best way to treat it.  Warts can be stubborn and unpredictable.

Considering the odd way in which you seem to be coming down with these things, the best thing to do is stop using the freeze thing you bought, and go see a dermatologist.

Good luck!

Question 7

warts underneath foot.

Accepted Answer

Wart is from viruses: Vague question, but a wart is a lump on the skin caused by papilloma viruses (it sometimes spreads to others). A corn is a lump of dead skin material formed where there is repeated pressure or friction on the skin (happens without viruses). Both lumps can push into the bottom of a foot because on the sole, a person stands or walks on the lumps all day.

Question 8

warts on bottom of feet

Accepted Answer

Plantar warts: Plantar warts can be treated in a number of ways.  Over the counter liquid or plaster containing salicylic acid is often helpful.  Dermatologists can treat plantar warts by freezing with liquid nitrogen, applying a blistering medication to lift the wart off the surface of the skin, injections of medications that attract cells of the immune system and lasers to cut off blood supply to warts.

Question 9

how to warts on the foot spread?

Accepted Answer

Contact: The warts spread by contact, friction sweating along the surface of the skin. Early treatemt is preferred because extensive warts are much harder to treat.

Question 10

are foot warts supposed to be painful, or is there something else going on?

Accepted Answer

Maybe something else: Foot warts sometimes cause pain. The pain can also be due to some other problem. Foot warts can cause pain by growing into the foot. This is more likely to happen if the warts are on the bottom of the foot. The person stands and walks on the warts, so they can't grow outward from the skin like a hand wart does. Instead, plantar warts have to grow into the foot and push up on foot tendons or bones.

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Itchy, clear, large lump developed on the side of my big toe. i popped it and clear liquid drained. more showed and idk if it's athletes foot or warts?

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Huge bump on the side of heel on the right foot that keeps growing. excruciating pain even from socks touching it. not a wart, tried treatments. help?

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2 warts on the bottom+side of big toe. i have been going at it with a scalpel trying to get the roots out but they keep getting bigger. they hurt?

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Blister like bump on the side of my "ring" toe. not blister. has two small brown circles same size parallel to each other in the center. not a wart?

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Just found a bump on the side of my right pinky toe. i also have warts covered with duct tap. how soon before i can distill it from a fungus or wart?

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What are all these warts i'm getting from? lately i am getting warts all over my body. i have one on the side of my heel, on the side of my nose, under my breasts, on my thighs, and in my armpits. i am 5'2" and overweight (220 pounds) i freeze the warts o

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