Butcher's wart

Butcher's wart is a wart on the hands of butchers.^[1] They tend to occur in multiple numbers.^[2] These warts are generally larger than common warts.^[3]

Butcher's wart
Specialty	Dermatology
Symptoms	Multiple wart on hands[1][2]
Causes	HPV2, 4 and 7[1]
Risk factors	Butchers[1]
Prognosis	Frequently recur[3]
Frequency	Common[2]

It is typically associated with HPV2, 4 and 7; up to 50% by HPV7.^[1][3] It occurs when hands have had prolonged contact with moist meat.^[3] Following treatment, they typically recur.^[3]

The condition is common.^[2]

Signs and symptoms

Butcher's wart presents as a wart on the hands of people who handle meat for prolonged periods.^[1] These warts are generally larger than common warts.^[3]

Cause

It is typically associated with HPV2, 4 and 7; mostly HPV2 and up to 50% by HPV7.^[1][3] It occurs when hands have had prolonged contact with moist meat.^[3] Following treatment, they typically recur.^[3]

History

In 1977, the condition had a prevalence of 8.5% to 23.8% among butchers and other meat-handling professions.^[4]

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions