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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Mol·lusc·i·pox·vi·rus
(mol-lusk'e-poks-vī'rus), A genus in the family Poxviridae; causes localized wartlike skin lesions.
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mol·lus·cum con·ta·gi·o·sum
(mo-lŭs'kŭm kon-tā'jē-ō'sŭm) A contagious disease of the skin caused by intranuclear proliferation of a virus of the family Poxviridae and characterized by the appearance of small, pearly, umbilicated papular epidermal growths. In adults it typically occurs on or near the genitals and is sexually transmitted.
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molluscum contagiosum
A virus infection of the skin featuring groups of painless, small, white, hemispherical, pearl-like lumps, 2 to 3 mm in diameter, each with a central dimple. Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a pox virus and is acquired by direct or indirect contact. Treatment is by squeezing out the cheesy contents of the lumps and touching the centres with phenol.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Molluscum contagiosum
A disease of the skin and mucuous membranes, caused by a poxvirus and found all over the world.
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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.
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mol·lus·cum con·ta·gi·o·sum
(mo-lŭs'kŭm kon-tā'jē-ō'sŭm) A contagious disease of the skin caused by intranuclear proliferation of a virus of the family Poxviridae characterized by the appearance of small, pearly, umbilicated papular epidermal growths.
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