How common are warts in adults?
Warts are a common skin problem seen in clinic but accurate data on their prevalence and incidence is hard to come by. Of the limited published research, most has reported the frequency in schoolchildren as this group probably represents the highest number of cases (1-6). The prevalence reported within these was as high as 39% of schoolchildren aged between 4 and 12 years, with around 20% of these warts located on the plantar surface (2). Beyond childhood, the research data o