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Please tell me, could a callous on fingertip become a wart?
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A callous: Is dead skin, a wart is a virus. A wart can often look like a callous. A callous could turn into a wart just like skin can....
Answered 4/26/2016
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Yes...: A wart can develop at a callus site.
Answered 3/29/2014
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