Verruca Vulgaris of the Tongue

Abstract

The viral warts also known as verruca vulgaris are caused by papova group of viruses. Such warts are commonly seen on the skin but occasionally may appear in the oral cavity. There are three types of warts namely verruca plana; verruca vulgaris and filiform. The incubation period of such warts varies from 6 weeks to a year. The warts spread by autoinoculation and seldom show koebner phenomenon. The majority of mucosal warts are seen in those children who also have warts on hands. In such cases the virus may be transported to the lips and tongue during an act of chewing of warts on hands. A 42-year-old male patient reported with the chief complaint of multiple, nontender, large white finger like projections on the right lateral border of the tongue. The duration of the lesion was approximately 3 years. Patient also had two similar papillary exophytic lesion over achilles tendon of right leg. Excision of the lesion from the right lateral border of the tongue was done under local anaesthesia and sent for histopathology examination, the histopathology report was suggestive of verruca vulgaris. Post-op follow up was done for 1 year, no recurrence of the lesion reported.

Retrospective analysis of benign orofacial tumors at a tertiary referral center in Saudi Arabia

“…2,4,15 A single case of verruca vulgaris in the tongue was found in the present study, whereas only two cases have been reported in the literature involving this site. 16,17 Although keratoacanthoma occurs in all age groups, the majority of cases have been reported to occur over the age of 40 year, with a male predilection. 18 A single case of keratoacanthoma was found in this analysis, affecting a 13-year-old female patient, which is quite uncommon.…”

Peripheral Exophytic Oral Lesions: A Clinical Decision Tree

“…Clinically, it appears as a single, asymptomatic, pedunculated or sessile, soft to firm mass with verrucous, granular, or papillomatous surface ( Figure 17 ). The lesion may be white, slightly red, or normal in color [ 4 , 68 – 70 ]. Papilloma usually enlarges rapidly to a maximum size of 5 mm with little or no change in diameter thereafter [ 10 ].…”

Verruca vulgaris of the tongue: a case report with a literature review

“…The incidence has increased considerably due to the changes in sexual behaviour and an increase in the practice of oral sex [11]. In contrast, oral verruca vulgaris lesions caused by HPV types 1, 2, 4, 7 as in the current case are rarer with one reported case of VV of the tongue [12]. The lesions are usually caused by autoinoculation from lesions on the fingers and hands mainly in the children [13].…”