Built in 1982 and expanded in 1991, Markvilleâs name is derived from a combination of the names Markham and Unionville, communities that were considered less than cosmopolitan three decades ago.
Warts tend to be rougher, with a âwartyâ irregular surface whereas skin tags are usually smooth. Warts tend to be flat whereas tags are more like bumps hanging from thin stalk. While warts are almost entirely caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), tags are only sometimes associated with HPV.
The disease has two presenting symptoms: flat warts (caused by HPV 3 and 10) and scaly patches (caused by 20+ rare strains) Patients with this disease often develop skin cancer after exposure to ultravioulet light. Here is a picture from the Dermatology Online Atlas in University of Erlangen-Hurnberg, Germany.