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verruca peruana

A late, eruptive stage of bartonellosis; characterised by soft conical or pedunculated vascular papules anywhere on the skin or mucous membranes from miliary size to several centimeters, resolving without scars after a few months.

Synonym: haemorrhagic pian, peruvian wart, verruca peruana, verruca peruviana.