疣與雞眼分不清？Mixing up Wart and Corn?
「藥劑師，我生左粒野啊，好似疣，又好似雞眼，究竟喺咩嚟架？」
“Hi pharmacist, I have got something on my skin. It looks like wart, and like corn as well. What is it?”
不少人誤會疣和雞眼是同一種東西，但其實兩者不盡相同。
Many people misunderstand that warts and corns are the same, but they are not.
疣是一種皮膚病，是由一種名為 Human Papillomavirus 的病毒所引起，具傳染性。根據不同的型狀及感染位置，疣可以分為幾種，例如有常見於手指及手掌的尋常疣、生長在腳底的足底疣、常見於臉部的扁平疣、俗稱椰菜花的生殖器疣。
Wart is a skin disease caused by the virus Human Papillomavirus, which is contagious. Depending on the shape and position, warts can be classified into different types, including common warts usually found on fingers and palms, plantar warts on the sole, plane warts on the face and also genital warts.
市面上有兩類產品針對疣，分別是含水楊酸成份的產品及冷凍療法裝置。但要留意，兩者只建議用在手腳上的皮膚疣，所以如果不肯定自己皮膚上的是否疣，或皮膚疣生長在手腳以外的地方，便應諮詢醫生的意見，切勿自行處理。
There are two types of products for warts over the counter, namely medicine with salicylic acid and cryotherapy device. Both of them are only recommended for warts on hands or feet. If the wart is not found on these areas, or you are not sure whether it is a wart or not, you are advised to consult a doctor first instead of treating it on your own.
雞眼與疣不同，並不會傳染。雞眼是由於皮膚受長期摩擦，令表皮的角質層增厚，多發生在腳部與鞋子長期摩擦的位置。
On the other hand, corns are different from warts as corns are not contagious. Prolonged rubbing between shoes and feet which thickens the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the epidermis, is a major cause of corn.
如果雞眼是因為腳部與鞋子長期摩擦，首要是挑選合適的鞋子，及選擇較厚的棉襪。水楊酸藥水或藥膏可逐漸軟化雞眼的角質層，重複使用一段時間可令雞眼脫落。由於水楊酸腐蝕性高，用藥前可塗潤膚膏在雞眼附近的正常皮膚，以減少刺激。使用水楊酸產品有機會造成皮膚上的傷口，所以糖尿病患者並不建議使用。
If so, it is recommended to choose a suitable pair of shoes with fit size and a pair of thick socks. For medication, solution or ointment of salicylic acid can soften the hard skin. Repeated use of salicylic acid for a period of time can eventually erode the corn. Since salicylic acid is corrosive, moisturizer should be applied on the skin around the corn as a protection, otherwise it may damage the skin around the corn, causing wounds. Because of that, salicylic acid is not recommended for diabetes patients.
屈臣氏藥劑師團隊
Watsons Pharmacy Team
