Molluscum contagiosum
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a virus in the Poxviridae family and is characterized by discrete, white- to skin-coloured, umbilicated papules that are 3 to 5 mm in diameter. The treatment is mechanical( curettage, electrotherapy, or cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen or nitrous oxide cryogun ), chemical- trichloroacetic acid (25% to 50% solution), 0.7% cantharidin, or Verrusol (1% cantharidin, 30% salicylic acid, 5% podophyllin) or immunologic.
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