Skin Warts In Maiduguri, Nigeria: A Pathologic Review

Skin warts are common in our environment and accounted for 38.9% of all cases of biopsy skin lesions. The peak age is the 3rd decade of life and predominant in females giving a ratio of 1.7:1 over the males. The perineum and genital is the common site of skin warts (condyloma acuminatum) accounted for 41.9%. The lower limb accounted for 24 while the head and neck, and upper limb accounted for 11 cases each. One case was present on the trunk and 6 cases were unspecified. In conclusion, skin warts are not uncommon in our environment and therefore such lesions should be biopsied for histological diagnosis even when clinically suspected. This is because of the wide spectrum of differential diagnosis.