Giant molluscum contagiosum in an immunocompetent child
Karadag, A.S.; Karadag, R.; Bilgili, S.G.; Calka, O.; Demircans, Y.T.
JPMA. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 63(6): 778-779
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 23901686 Document Number: 670934
Molluscum contagiosum is a skin disorder caused by DNA poxvirus and frequently seen in children. It is self-limited in immunocompetent hosts. It can present as numerous, treatment-resistant, atypical lesions in immunosuppressive patients and resistant to treatment. Atypical forms can rarely be seen in immunocompetent patients. A case of a two-year-old child with umbilicated papules on the eyelid is presented here. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable for systemic diseases, and surgical excision was successfully performed.