PDF-Molluscum Contagiosum

MD Information Last updated April 2021 Molluscum contagiosum is a common benign cutaneous poxvirus infection characterized by skin colored or pink umbilicated papules The condition is limited. 1 cm 1 cm var. molluscum – dry var. molluscum – moist triangular shoots Hypnales 812 Ctenidium molluscum Comb-moss Key 304, 314, 316 This very variable moss forms soft, closely branched, Chalazion. Angela Elam, MD. Clinical Course. 61 . yo. woman with a raised, vascular-appearing upper lid lesion that had been present for a while. Increasing in size over time. Non-tender. No (. madarosis. Introduction. Poxviruses are the largest and most complex . of viruses . that infect . vertebrates.. They are . large enough to . be seen . under the light microscope. .. Smallpox. , the great success story in the . Type II Hypersensitivity Reaction. IgG. Autoantibodies against . Desmogleins. . that disrupt intercellular adhesions and . result in the formation of blisters.. Loss of intercellular attachment .  . Angela Elam, MD. Clinical Course. 61 . yo. woman with a raised, vascular-appearing upper lid lesion that had been present for a while. Increasing in size over time. Non-tender. No (. madarosis. ) lash loss. DDX : . intertrigo,candidiasis. , tinea . cruris. , seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis. DX : tinea . cruris. Adult female presented with dome shaped papule, yellowish in color, with central depression, not itchy for several weeks with similar lesions in nearby area.. 202CUTIS white, pink, or flesh-colored, umbilicated, raisedpapules or nodules located in the epidermalby direct bodily contact including sexual activity,fomites, or self-inoculation. There has been co eliminate lesions more definitively than cautery but is more traumatic and painful and thus less suitable for genital skin (GRADE 1, C). Simply squeezing the molluscum lesions with forceps or piercing