Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a very common benign self-limiting cutaneous viral infection caused by molluscum contagiosum virus. Disease is self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals, while it is severe and prolonged when associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The widespr...
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| description | Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a very common benign self-limiting cutaneous viral infection caused by molluscum contagiosum virus.
Disease is self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals, while it is severe and prolonged when associated with Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) infection. The widespread and refractory mollusca of HIV disease occur especially on the face. In advanced stages of
immunosuppression, giant or verrucous forms of MC may occur. Molluscum contagiosum tends to take a chronic course and is usually
not responsive to various treatments in immunocompromised patients. Here, we present a HIV positive male patient with extensive
papulonodular lesions over face, neck, bilateral upper limbs since 2 months, diagnosed as giant molluscum contagiosum, treated with
cryotherapy with little improvement for few weeks after which patient did not turn up. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bb877f4100b4b16a5c430d06fad126f2022-12-22T01:49:21ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-11-01911WD01WD0210.7860/JCDR/2015/15107.6797Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive PatientRita V. Vora0Abhishek P. Pilani1Rahul Krishna Kota2Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.Ex-Resident, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.Resident, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a very common benign self-limiting cutaneous viral infection caused by molluscum contagiosum virus. Disease is self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals, while it is severe and prolonged when associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The widespread and refractory mollusca of HIV disease occur especially on the face. In advanced stages of immunosuppression, giant or verrucous forms of MC may occur. Molluscum contagiosum tends to take a chronic course and is usually not responsive to various treatments in immunocompromised patients. Here, we present a HIV positive male patient with extensive papulonodular lesions over face, neck, bilateral upper limbs since 2 months, diagnosed as giant molluscum contagiosum, treated with cryotherapy with little improvement for few weeks after which patient did not turn up.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6797/15107_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(NC)_PF2(PAG).pdfcutaneous viral infectionimmunocompromised patientpapulonodular lesions |
| spellingShingle | Rita V. Vora Abhishek P. Pilani Rahul Krishna Kota Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research cutaneous viral infection immunocompromised patient papulonodular lesions |
| title | Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient |
| title_full | Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient |
| title_fullStr | Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient |
| title_short | Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient |
| title_sort | extensive giant molluscum contagiosum in a hiv positive patient |
| topic | cutaneous viral infection immunocompromised patient papulonodular lesions |
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