Perioral Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Seropositive Patient - A Case Report
oleh: S Nalin Kumar, K Ranganathan, M Umadevi, Elizabeth Joshua, T R Saraswathi
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2004-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) is a skin and mucous membrane disease of viral origin seen in both children and adults. Molluscum Contagiosum Virus (MCV) is transmitted by person-to-person contact, sexual contact or by fomites. MC is seen in immunocompromised and HIV infected patients. In this article, we report a case of perioral molluscum contagiosum in a HIV seropositive patient along with the pathogenesis of the disease and various treatment modalities.