Molluscum contagiosum (redirected from Water wart)

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

(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.