What to do if a child has a monkey on his hand

The warts that grow on children's hands are medically called common warts. This is a skin disease that is easily contagious. When such warts occur, they should be treated promptly. They can be treated with medication, laser therapy, or physical therapy, which are all better treatment methods. For larger warts, they can be removed surgically. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

What to do if a child has a monkey on his hand

1. Drug treatment: The drugs commonly used to treat warts include fluorouracil ointment, bleomycin intralesional injection, 0.7% cantharidin, 0.1%-0.3% retinoic acid alcohol solution, 3% phthalethylamine ointment or 3% phthalethylamine dimethyl sulfoxide ointment, 0.5% podophyllotoxin, 5% imiquimod cream, antiviral drugs, salicylic acid, procaine, etc. 2. Photodynamic therapy system or topical photosensitizers can cause local cell death after exposure to light and can treat some common warts and genital warts. 3. Physical therapy Physical therapy includes cryotherapy, electrocautery therapy, laser therapy, and infrared coagulation therapy. It is suitable for a small number of common warts and plantar warts. Because scars may be left, it should be considered with caution. Liquid nitrogen freezing will freeze the tissues around the warts, forming permanent scars and pigmentation. If the operation is not done properly, it can easily cause medical accidents such as wound ulceration. Laser ablation cannot completely kill the human papillomavirus that causes warts to achieve the purpose of cure. In addition, the pigmentation formed by laser is difficult to remove later, and it cannot be used on sensitive areas such as the face and neck. 4. Surgical removal of individual giant warts can be performed, but because the operation can only remove the warts on the surface of the hands, the human papillomavirus still exists in the body and is prone to recurrence after surgery.

Are warts contagious?

Warts are caused by human papillomavirus infection and can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact and are highly contagious. When the human body suffers trauma, human papilloma will enter the body through the wound. If the body's immunity is low, human papilloma will grow and proliferate on its own, aggravating the infection and inducing warts. Warts are mainly transmitted through direct contact with human skin. Warts often occur on exposed skin or areas where the skin is frequently rubbed, such as fingers, back of hands, etc. The human papillomavirus that causes warts mainly lives in the human subcutaneous tissue. Once the epidermal tissue is broken, the subcutaneous virus may overflow. Wherever the tissue fluid containing the virus flows, the warts may be transmitted. Therefore, during the treatment, you must be careful not to break the affected area to avoid infection.