Verruca—A Foot Disease

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 10, 7 October 1936, Page 16

Verruca—A Foot Disease

Sir, —Apropos Press Association telegram from, Christchurch dated September 30, referring to a foot disease known as verruca, this complaint is not unknown in New Zealand, for it has been known to me during the past twenty years. This disease takes the form of a deep-seated spongy substance or tumor and does not project much beyond the level of skin surface; when fully developed the surface of the verruca is studded with dark red specks, and the surrounding integuments are inflamed and swollen. The principal symptoms are a burning sensation in the part affected, which is very sensitive to the touch, attended with aching and throbbing, particularly in the early part of the day. The disease is produced by skin rupture, undue pressure, or walking unequally on some prominent part of the foot. Persons who experience the above symptoms would be well advised to consult their medical adviser, for if they are improperly treated a verruca can be productive of a«erious consequences.— l am, etc.,

P. L. BRADY. Wellington, October 5.