Are these oral warts, and are they dangerous?

[chedd4r]

Hello, I have had HPV for over a year now.  I did have genital warts, but they were treated.  However, I have what appeared to be wart-like growths at the back of my mouth (the oropharynx).  My tonsils seem very bumpy, and there are little bumps at the back of the throat.  My throat did not have this appearance prior to my HPV infection.

I know that it is said that genital types very rarely take root in the mouth.......but is this perhaps what may have happened?  The appearance has not changed in a year, and the bumps do not seem to be causing any functional problems (i.e. any difficulty swallowing, talking, etc).  

Because they haven't gotten bigger/changed, and aren't impeding normal function, I haven't gone to have it checked out yet.  Should I have cause for significant worry or concern?  Thanks for any input.

[SomewhatFrustrated]

Are the bumps your are talking about arranged in a V shape? If so they could be your Circumvallate papillae - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumvallate_papillae

Are they clustered or just bumps?

Like you said, HPV spreading to the mouth is very uncommon and it wont happen without direct contact with an infected area. While it isn't impossible, bumps are pretty common in your mouth. If it bothers you I would just ask your doctor the next time that you are there but don't give it to much thought.

Being that they haven't changed in a year I would doubt that it is warts. Warts generally clear on their own after awhile or at least show some visible change over time.

[turkee23]

yes if the bumps back there almost look like  the suction cups on a octopus and in a V shape ( a few on each side of tongue) then that is deff your Circumvallate papilla....i agree with somewhat doesnt sound like warts because you have had NO change in appearence, nor did they multiply .....have you beent o a dentist in the past year?... if it was something that didnt look normal he would have said something about it

[chedd4r]

Thank you all for the feedback, it's helpful to have a sounding board for these kind of things  :)

Hmmm, no, the bumps are not ON my tongue.  If we go back to that picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumvallate_papillae

If you look at the gray picture of the mouth, the bumps are on what are labeled the palatine tonsils.  

Additionally, there are (as far as I can see) bumps down the back of the flesh of the throat, leading to the esophagus.  They're about the size of a pencil eraser, more or less, and they're the same color as the rest of the tissue back there.  So it looks like a number of raised flesh bumps.  They are not grouped into bunches, they're all distinct from each other.

I have had a doctor look at in.....well, while I was studying down in Mexico.  He diagnosed it as (in Spanish) farinjitis granulosa, which I guess would be pharyngitis granulosa.  I've tried to find this condition, but I don't think I've ever seen a description for it.  He did say, though, that it shouldn't be a problem.  I haven't gotten a second opinion yet, though for peace of mind perhaps I should.