bleeding, painful, ulcerated, significantly swollen, or showing signs of infection.
If you’re unsure what the lesion is, that’s also a perfectly good reason to have it checked.
The American Academy of Dermatology specifically recommends professional evaluation when you’re uncertain whether a growth is a wart.
Is a thread-like bump on the neck usually a wart?
A filiform wart is one possibility, because these warts characteristically have thin, thread-like projections. But other skin growths can look similar, so appearance alone isn’t enough to diagnose it.
Are filiform warts dangerous?
Filiform warts
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