196 Molluscum contagiosum
Salient features
Examination
• Multiple rounded, dome-shaped, waxy papules that are 2–5 mm in diameter and contain central umbilication with a caseous plug (Fig. 196.1)
• The common sites are face, hands, lower abdomen and genitals.
Fig. 196.1 Molluscum contagiosum. Multiple raised nodules, with areas of confluent lesions.
(With permission from Rakel 2007.)
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