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Filiform Warts

Filiform wart

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Filiform warts grow around the mouth, nose, and beard area. The surface of this type of wart has many flesh-colored, fingerlike projections.

By Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Last Revised September 7, 2012

Last Revised: September 7, 2012

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

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