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How can you tell the difference between genital warts or seborrheic keratosis?
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Classic appearance: I have seen pictures of both and i can see some similar features, but warts on he genitals are condyloma until you prove they are not !
Answered 4/15/2019
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Need biopsy: To truly differentiate you woud need a biopsy coupled with a stain for HPV. SK's usually are pigmented/
Answered 1/2/2016
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