Tags: Disease.
Periungual warts are warts that cluster around the fingernail or toenail. They appear as thickened fissured cauliflower-like skin around the nail plate. Periungual warts often cause loss of the cuticle and paronychia. Nail biting increases susceptibility to these warts.Warts of this kind often cause damage to the nail either by lifting the nail from the skin or causing the nail to partially detach. If they extend under the nail then the patient may suffer pain as a result.