The virus (poxvirus) spreads from person to person through physical contact or contaminated
Objective: To determine if the application of salicylic acid gel or phenol solution affected resolution of molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions in children
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Options include curettage, cryosurgery, laser therapy, electrocautery, trichloroacetic acid (25 to 40% solution), cantharidin, podophyllotoxin (podofilox) in adults, tretinoin, and tazarotene
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Molluscum Contagiosum present as small lesions ranging from 2 to 6 mm in size [3]
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Lesions consist of clusters of pink, dome-shaped, smooth, waxy, or pearly and umbilicated papules, usually 2 to 5 mm in diameter, which occur most commonly on the face, trunk, and extremities in children and on the pubis, penis, or vulva in adults
Symptoms
Incubation for MCV is typically 2-7 weeks but it has been
It is caused by molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) which is a virus of the Poxviridae family
Adapalene is a topical retinoid that is FDA-approved for treating acne vulgaris
Purpose: To describe the different clinical presentations of periocular molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions and their epidemiological, clinical and histopathological features
6 percent of MC was caused by Type I virus compared to 3
Infections, such as common warts (verruca vulgaris), chicken pox, folliculitis, and condyloma acuminatum
It is a mild, benign skin disease that may resolve on its own in 6 to 12 months Molluscum contagiosum is contagious, which means it can be easily spread to others