Oral verruca vulgaris: report of a rare case.

ABSTRACT

The common wart or verruca vulgaris are lesions of childhood caused by HPV 2, 4, and 40. These are benign, elevated, firm nodules with characteristic papillomatous surface projections. The most common site of occurrence is the finger. Oral lesions are relatively rare and are usually caused by auto inoculation from lesions on the fingers and hands. We herewith report a case of oral verruca vulgaris that occurred in a middle-aged individual without any wart like lesions elsewhere in the body.