Hogendoorn et al used a classification tool for evaluating cutaneous warts. The authors are from Leiden University, Roosevelt Clinics, DDL Diagnostic Laboratory and Centre for Human Drug Research in the Netherlands.
Patient selection: cutaneous warts
Parameter
A
B
arrangement
solitary
confluent
level
elevated
skin level
aspect
lobed, rough
not lobed, smooth
sharply defined border
yes
no
white skin flakes
yes
no
black dots (capillary thrombosis)
yes
no
color
light, yellow, skin color
red
border erythema
yes
no
callus
yes
no
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