Mr. Zhang (pseudonym), 35,
Is a TikTok enthusiast
I like to brush short videos when I have nothing to do
One day he brushed up on a video saying:
The small diced flesh protruding from the neck is called a filamentous wart
That's human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
And this virus is carcinogenic!
When he touched his neck, he found that he also had a few small particles of pimples,
How can this be done?
Frightened, he immediately ran to the Department of Dermatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
The result was a false alarm
Experts say
"Your name is skinburn, not HPV infection"
Are all the small bumps in the neck skin?
What are HPV infections?
So what happens when you get infected?
Will it be carcinogenic?
Want to panic like Mr. Zhang?
Is a small pimple on the skin an HPV infection?
Experts say don't panic
"Doctor, help me see if I'm infected with HPV?" In the dermatology clinic of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University, Mr. Zhang was particularly nervous. "Why do you think you have HPV?" Mr. Zhang immediately unbuttoned his shirt and exposed the small knots on his neck to Dr. Zhu Dingxian, "The Internet says that I am a carcinogenic virus infection. After the physical examination, Dr. Zhu Dingxian informed Mr. Zhang that the filamentous warts on his neck were not caused by hpillomavirus infection of the skin, but ordinary skin folds that were not infectious.
(The patient has a skin patch on the neck))
"Skin tags and filamentous warts are indeed more confusing." Dr. Zhu Dingxian explained that the biggest difference between the two is that the surface of the skin is smooth and caused by skin aging, while the filamentous wart is caused by the HPV virus infection of the skin, and its shape is a filamentous protrusion or a linear protrusion, and the surface is relatively rough and infectious.
(The patient has filamentous warts on the eyelids)
"Every day, many male patients point to small bumps on their faces and necks to the hospital to check whether they are infected with HPV." Dr. Zhu Dingxian said. In female patients, cervical hpillomavirus is indeed a risk factor for cervical cancer, because of this, but in many people's consciousness, HPV virus is linked to cancer, so that it is felt that infection with HPV will have a carcinogenic risk, and now the self-media is developed, a look at the Internet said that the skin grows small pimples is HPV infection is very panic. There are many diseases of HPV infection on the skin, such as common warts, warts on the soles of the palms and feet, flat warts, filamentous warts, etc., but not warts will become skin cancer.
"It is true that some men have small pimples on their skin that are filamentous warts." Dr. Zhu Dingxian said that even if you do grow filamentous warts, there is no need to panic, it will not affect health except that it will be contagious and affect the appearance. "Although it will not have an impact on life and health, if it is not taken seriously and not handled, it will spread to other places."
"Filamentous warts can be disposed of by laser or freezing techniques." Dr. Zhu Dingxian suggested that patients with filamentous warts can go to a regular hospital in time to deal with it, so as not to grow more and more. The treatment principle of HPV infection is "cure the disease is not cure", so there is generally no need for anti-viral infection, only to enhance the body's immunity can naturally kill the virus.
Why do I get HPV?
Immunity is key
What is HPV's favorite thing to ask? It will answer: Human. Because humans are its only natural host, it prefers to grow and reproduce in the warm, moist mucous membranes of the human body. But you don't have to panic.
Normal skin has a skin barrier function, and viruses do not necessarily invade the skin. But when people's immunity is low, it loves to "make waves", so filamentous warts tend to occur in people with low immunity, and now due to the general work pressure of young people, irregular life and rest lead to poor resistance, filamentous warts tend to be younger.
Fang Hong, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology, reminds that due to its contagiousness, patients with filamentous warts should maintain good living habits in their daily lives, such as not sharing personal items such as towels with their families, so as not to infect their families and friends. Once filamentous warts are diagnosed, they should be treated according to the doctor's instructions, and should not trust the internet folk remedies to prevent the aggravation of the disease. Although filamentous warts do not cause symptoms such as itching, frictional irritation should also be avoided as much as possible to prevent skin rupture and the virus itself from planting and aggravating the condition.
Should men get the HPV vaccine?
Expert: There are conditions to play
From the above we learned that HPV is not a "single favorite" woman, both men and women eat. For this reason, many men have raised questions: women have HPV vaccine "leaning over", so can men get the HPV vaccine?
As we all know, women get HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, but men do not get cervical cancer, and the pathogenicity after infection is not as serious as women, but men can be the transmitter of HPV virus, and HPV can be sexually transmitted, if men can be vaccinated, it has played a positive role in reducing female HPV infection. In terms of cancer prevention, it can prevent malignant tumors such as oropharyngeal cancer, anal cancer, and penile cancer caused by HPV infection.
However, due to the shortage of vaccines and limited resources, hpV vaccines have not yet been opened to men, such as the subsequent opening of male vaccination, and men with conditions can go to vaccination.
Expert outpatient table of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
This article is the original of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
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