Warts – Anogenital – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, causes, transmission, prevalence, complications, and prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect anogenital warts.
• Management
  • How to manage a person with anogenital warts.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Recognize the signs and symptoms suggestive of anogenital warts.
• Make an accurate diagnosis and exclude similar conditions.
• Refer appropriately to secondary care or other specialist service if possible.
• Manage appropriately in primary care if specialist referral is not possible.
• Provide advice to patients.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered