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 (1)[A].
No single intervention is shown to be...
Cover lesions to prevent spread.
Avoid scratching to prevent autoinoculation.
Avoid sharing towels a...
Basdag H, Rainer BM, Cohen BA. Molluscum contagiosum: to treat or not to treat? Experience with 170 children in an outpatient clinic setting in the northeastern United States. Pedia...
Observation is preferred treatment in healthy patients as lesions will spontaneously resolve.
Reassure parents that lesions will heal naturally and generally resolve without scarring.
No...
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