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Eczematous molluscum contagiosum masquerading as herpes simplex in an 8-year-old: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsMolluscum contagiosum is a common pediatric viral skin infection characterized by small, flesh-colored, umbilicated papules on the skin. Molluscum contagiosum lesions are typically benign and self-resolve, but they may trigger a surrounding eczematous ...
Arafat Atique +5 more
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Molusco contagioso em tatuagem Molluscum contagiosum on tattoo [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2011 Molusco contagioso é uma dermatovirose causada por poxvírus e caracterizada por erupção benigna e autolimitada de uma ou múltiplas pápulas esféricas e brilhantes. A transmissão habitualmente ocorre por contato direto com indivíduos infectados.
Luciana Molina, Ricardo Romiti
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Dermatology Online Journal, 2003 Molluscum contagiosum is a disease caused by a poxvirus of the Molluscipox virus genus that produces a benign self-limited papular eruption of multiple umbilicated cutaneous tumors. This common viral disease is confined to the skin and mucous membranes. Transmission requires direct contact with infected hosts or contaminated fomites.
Hanson, Daniel, Diven, Dayna G
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Why avoid naming diseases after animals? The case of “Molluscum contagiosum” [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and HealthFor over 200 years, the name molluscum contagiosum—a dermatological disease—has unfairly associated molluscs (the second largest group of animals on the planet) with this highly contagious infectious disease. Herein, arguments are presented demonstrating
Fabrizio M. Machado, Rodrigo B. Salvador
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015 Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common childhood viral infection caused by a large, double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid poxvirus. A 22-year-old male patient presents with an infected lesion on his right pinna since the last 1 month, which oozed out a ...
Iqbal M Banyameen +2 more
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Molluscum contagiosum eruption in an adult patient using fingolimod and review of the literature
Turkderm Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology, 2023 Molluscum contagiosum is a self-limiting viral eruption characterized by umbilical papules on the skin. Extensive, chronic, and larger lesions may occur in case of immunodeficiency. Fingolimod therapy used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) can
Sibel Yavuz +4 more
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Clinical remission of disseminated molluscum contagiosum infection in a patient with atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2022 Atopic dermatitis predisposes to skin infections, and on the other hand, some therapies used for atopic dermatitis may worsen viral infections whose lesions may be more diffuse and resistant to treatment.
Marta Elosua-González +4 more
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Molluscum Contagiosum: Rapid Cytological Diagnosis using Tzanck Smear in a Case with Unusual Presentation [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2017 Molluscum contagiosum is a benign dermatological condition with a multiple smooth wart like lesion which is caused by double stranded DNA poxvirus named as Molluscum contagiosum virus.
Nehal Ahmad, Sabina Khan, Sujata Jetley
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Duration of persistence of molluscum contagiosum: A retrospective study [PDF]
JAAD InternationalRobin C. Yi, BS +6 more
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Understanding U.S. healthcare providers' practices and experiences with molluscum contagiosum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Molluscum contagiosum is a common superficial skin infection caused by the poxvirus, Molluscum Contagiosum virus. The study objective is to obtain a better understanding of physician practices and experiences with molluscum contagiosum in ...
Christine M Hughes +2 more
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