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The Cause of Warts

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 16, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 3.

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The Cause of Warts

By Douglas W. Montgomery

DOUGLAS W. MONTGOMERY, M. D.
A SIMPLE injury may give rise to a wart provided the tissues are in a favorable condition. Moist heat, causing maceration of the epithelial cells, furnishes the favoring condition. The presence of warts on the soles of flat-footed persons is frequent. These patients almost always have moist feet. And their troubles do not come singly,—first the broken arch, next the sweating feet, finally the warts to add to the agony.
But warm water alone may cause maceration of the cells. A patient with recurring warts on the soles of his feet was found to be in the habit of soaking his feet in warm water every night because of the pleasure it gave him. Removal of the warts and stoppage of the warm-water application resulted in cure.
It is possible that an injury alone, especially among the young when the cells are more active, may cause warts.—Present Truth.