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Molluscum Contagiosum in a 12-Year-Old Child – Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is an infection of the skin and mucous membrane caused by a DNA virus from the poxvirus family. It usually affects any part of the body and presents as pearly, flesh colored dome shaped nodule with a central umbilication. Clinical diagnosis can be supplemented with histopa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dentmedpub Research and Printing Co
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25709372 |
Sumario: | Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is an infection of the skin and mucous membrane caused by a DNA virus from the poxvirus family. It usually affects any part of the body and presents as pearly, flesh colored dome shaped nodule with a central umbilication. Clinical diagnosis can be supplemented with histopathology for the confirmed diagnosis of MC. This article presents a case of 12-year-old male child afflicted with MC along with a review of the literature on MC. |
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