Contact with known infected person
Participation in contact sports
Sexual activity
Perform thorough skin exam including conjunctiva and anogenital area.
Discrete, firm papule...
In healthy patients, molluscum contagiosum is generally self-limited and resolves spontaneously; therefore, treatment is optional (2)[A].
No single intervention is shown to b...
Cover lesions to prevent spread.
Avoid scratching to prevent autoinoculation.
Avoid sharing towels a...
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B08.1 Molluscum contagiosum
40070004 Molluscum contagiosum infection
Observation is preferred treatment in healthy patients as lesions will spontaneously resolve.
Reassure parents that a child's lesions will heal naturally and generally resolve without s...
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Molluscum contagiosum
From Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2000.
molluscum contagiosum. umbilicated papules in pubic area. Pt may have a local folliculitis as well.
Molluscum contagiosum. This is a typical distribution of lesions on a child's face. Note the eyelid lesions. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Molluscum contagiosum. This is a typical distribution of lesions on a child's face. Note the eyelid lesions. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's...
Molluscum contagiosum. Lesions are present on a background of atopic dermatitis of the flexural creases. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Molluscum contagiosum. Lesions are present on a background of atopic dermatitis of the flexural creases. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Pho...
Molluscum contagiosum. Characteristic dome-shaped, shiny, waxy papules are present on the penis. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Molluscum contagiosum. Characteristic dome-shaped, shiny, waxy papules are present on the penis. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide ...
Molluscum contagiosum. Note the double and “giant lesions” on the face of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Molluscum contagiosum. Note the double and “giant lesions” on the face of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From Goodheart...
Molluscum contagiosum.A: Short application of liquid nitrogen (LN2). B: LN2 accentuates the central core. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Photoguide to Common Skin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
Molluscum contagiosum.A: Short application of liquid nitrogen (LN2). B: LN2 accentuates the central core. From Goodheart HP. Goodheart's Ph...