A corn is a localised V shaped area of hyperkeratosis over a pressure point on the foot .Soft corns are due to wearing shoes that are too tight around the toes whereas
Plantar warts on the feet called verruca are discreet , round papules with a rough surface surrounded by a collar of hyperkeratosis . They are infection of the epidermis with human papilloma virus
When pared down with a scalpel a plantar wart produces multiple pinpoint bleeding points once the hyperkeratosis has been removed whereas paring down a corn produces a decreasing cone of keratin with no capillary bleeding.
Treatment of corn is the patient should wear shoes that fit properly .The area of hyperkeratosis can be pared down regularly with a scalpel and the central core
Plantar warts on the feet called verruca are discreet , round papules with a rough surface surrounded by a collar of hyperkeratosis . They are infection of the epidermis with human papilloma virus
When pared down with a scalpel a plantar wart produces multiple pinpoint bleeding points once the hyperkeratosis has been removed whereas paring down a corn produces a decreasing cone of keratin with no capillary bleeding.
Treatment of corn is the patient should wear shoes that fit properly .The area of hyperkeratosis can be pared down regularly with a scalpel and the central core