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Understanding U.S. Healthcare Providers’ Practices and Experiences with Molluscum Contagiosum [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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 ...
Mary Reynolds, Inger Damon
exaly   +4 more sources

Molluscum contagiosum: an update and review of new perspectives in etiology, diagnosis, and treatment [PDF]

open access: yesClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019
Rodrigo Meza-Romero,1 Cristián Navarrete-Dechent,1,2 Camila Downey11Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; 2Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
Meza-Romero R   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Clinical remission of disseminated molluscum contagiosum infection in a patient with atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab [PDF]

open access: yesAnais 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Eczematous molluscum contagiosum masquerading as herpes simplex in an 8-year-old: A case report [PDF]

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Molluscum 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Successful use of oral acyclovir in ophthalmic molluscum contagiosum

open access: yesIndian Dermatology Online Journal, 2019
Molluscum contagiosum is a common tropical contagious viral infection, involving the skin and the mucous membranes. Ophthalmic molluscum contagiosum is a relatively uncommon condition presenting as secondary follicular conjunctivitis or kerato ...
Sharad D Mutalik, Yashashree D Rasal
doaj   +2 more sources

Intralesional injection of tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) versus measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in treatment of molluscum contagiosum: a comparative study

open access: yesScientific Reports
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a skin and mucous membrane infection caused by the molluscum virus (MCV). To evaluate safety and efficacy of intralesional injection of tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) antigen injection versus MMR (mumps ...
Mohamed S. Zaky   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical, Histopathological, and Virological Evaluation of 203 Patients With a Clinical Diagnosis of Molluscum Contagiosum

open access: yesOpen Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) manifests as small, umbilicated papules caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). The extent of clinical misdiagnosis of MC is unknown.
Lea Hošnjak   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Molluscum contagiosum at eyelid. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Case Rep, 2023
Choudhary S   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Why avoid naming diseases after animals? The case of “Molluscum contagiosum” [PDF]

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Health
For 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
doaj   +2 more sources

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