Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection

Other conditions that may cause symptoms similar to genital warts caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) include:

  • Skin conditions that cause wartlike growths, such as seborrheic keratosis.
  • Rare skin cancers, such as melanoma or squamous cell cancer of the vulva.
  • A skin disease caused by a virus (molluscum contagiosum) that produces soft, rounded masses.
  • A noncancerous tumor of fibrous tissue (fibroma).
  • A noncancerous tumor of fat tissue (lipoma).
  • A flattened, moist, raised growth that occurs in advanced syphilis (condyloma latum).
  • A tumor (adenoma) occurring in a gland, such as a mucus-producing gland.

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Kevin C. Kiley, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current as ofNovember 27, 2017