Eyelid Lesion of Molluscum Contagiosum: A Case Report and Literature Review
Sandhya Chaurasia,
Varun Rastogi,
Nisha Maddheshiya
et al.
Abstract:Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common viral infection in children that affects the skin and oral mucous membranes. It is caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a double-stranded DNA virus in the
Poxviridae
family. Transmission takes place via direct skin contact, self-inoculation, and exposure to contaminated objects. Clinically, it is characterized by the presence of a single or multiple enlarged dome-shaped or doughnut-shaped flesh-colored papules with central umbilication, … Show more
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