Molluscum Contagiosum of the Scalp

Molluscum Contagiosum and Sarcoidosis:.

“…Whitfield (1929) describes 3 cases of " military lesions " in which Turkish baths or generalized pruritus with scratching were regarded as predisposing to wide dissemination of the lesions. Hill and Messina (1949) describe a case aifecting the scalp in which several hundred lesions occurred. Kaye (1966) describes a case with 607 lesions.…”

Molluscum Contagiosum of scalp in a child

“…In adults, the lesions are commonly seen on the genitals, abdomen, and inner thigh. The localization of molluscum contagiosum exclusively on scalp is rare White [3] and Hill, Messina [4] each reported a case of molluscum contagiosum located exclusively on the. Sometimes the molluscum contagiosum can be only on the scalp or can also be in other sites [5] at the same time, but the single lesion localized on scalp is uncommon Molluscum contagiosum on the scalp can affect patients in all ages since newborn to adult in old age and in immunocompetent or no immunocompetent persons [6].…”

Isolated scalp lesions of molluscum contagiosum—Report of three cases

“…[ 1 2 3 ] They can occur on the scalp along with lesions on other sites but lesions localized only to the scalp is quite infrequent. [ 4 5 ] However, lesions over scalp have been described in the past in a newborn[ 6 ] and in children[ 7 8 ] Cases of isolated lesions on the scalp of an adult by Hill and Messina[ 9 ] have been reported in the past in the western literature. Reports from India of isolated scalp involvement are very few.…”