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molluscum /mol·lus·cum/ (mŏ-lus´kum)

1. any of various skin diseases marked by the formation of soft rounded cutaneous tumors.

2. m. contagiosum.mollus´cous

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molluscum contagio´sum  a viral skin disease caused by a poxvirus, with firm, round, translucent, crateriform papules containing caseous matter and peculiar capsulated bodies.

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molluscum con·ta·gi·o·sum (kn-tj-sm)

n.

An infectious disease of the skin caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and characterized by the appearance of small, pearly, umbilicated papular epithelial lesions containing many inclusion bodies.

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Molluscum contagiosum

A disease of the skin and mucuous membranes, caused by a poxvirus and found all over the world.

Mentioned in: Cryptococcosis

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molluscum contagiosum

[məlus′kəm]

Etymology: L, molluscus, soft

a disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a poxvirus, which occurs all over the world. It is characterized by scattered flesh-toned or white papules. Palms of the hands and soles of the feet are not affected. The disease most frequently occurs in children and in adults with an impaired immune response. It is transmitted from person to person by direct or indirect contact and lasts up to 3 years, although individual lesions persist for only 6 to 8 weeks. Diagnosis is easily made by electron microscopy. Curettage or electrical or chemical desiccation helps to clear the lesions, but untreated lesions eventually resolve spontaneously without scarring. Also called molluscum.

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molluscum [mŏ-lus´kum]

1. any of various skin diseases marked by the formation of soft rounded cutaneous tumors.

2. molluscum contagiosum. adj., adj mollus´cous.

molluscum contagio´sum a common, benign, usually self-limited viral disease of the skin marked by the formation of firm, rounded, translucent, crateriform papules containing caseous matter and intracytoplasmic inclusions (molluscum bodies), which contain replicating virions. The disease is spread by contact and is common in young children. In adults, lesions in the pubic area indicate sexual transmission.

Treatment consists of curettage or light cauterization with an electric cautery.

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molluscum contagiosum

(mlus´km kntā´jēō´sm),
n a disease of the skin and mucous membranes, caused by a poxvirus and found all over the world. It is characterized by scattered flesh-toned papules. The disease most frequently occurs in children and in adults with an impaired immune response. It is transmitted from person to person by direct or indirect contact and lasts up to 3 years.

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molluscum

any of various skin diseases in humans marked by the formation of soft rounded cutaneous tumors.

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molluscum body

intracytoplasmic inclusion body, containing poxvirus particles, seen in keratinocytes in molluscum contagiosum.

molluscum contagiosum

a disease of the skin in humans and a similar condition in horses, macropods and chimpanzees caused by a virus in the genus Molluscipoxvirus. It is characterized by the formation of firm, rounded, translucent, crateriform papules containing caseous matter that occur mainly on the muzzle, penis, prepuce, and axillary and inguinal skin in horses. The lesions are usually an incidental finding. Two similar diseases occur in horses: viral papular dermatitis and uasin gishu disease.

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molluscum contagiosum

A contagious disease of the skin caused by a double-stranded DNA virus of the poxvirus group. It is characterized by small, pinkish, pearly umbilicated nodules and mucoid discharge most commonly on the eyelid margins and brow area, and it may lead to conjunctivitis. It occurs most frequently in children and young adults, especially those with HIV infection. Treatment includes cauterization, cryotherapy or excision.