Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst

Molluscum contagiosum is a benign cutaneous viral infection which is caused by double- stranded DNA poxvirus. It affects mainly children and young adults and usually presents with single or multiple umblicated papules or nodules on face, arms, legs and anogenital regions. It may present in atypical...

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Autores principales: Tugba K. Uzuncakmak, Burce C. Kuru, Ebru I. Zemheri, Ilkin Zindancı, Zafer Turkoglu, Mukaddes Kavala
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:10111688aada4c848dc32a03ca3557b52021-11-17T08:31:03ZIsolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst10.5826/dpc.0603a152160-9381https://doaj.org/article/10111688aada4c848dc32a03ca3557b52016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/165https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 Molluscum contagiosum is a benign cutaneous viral infection which is caused by double- stranded DNA poxvirus. It affects mainly children and young adults and usually presents with single or multiple umblicated papules or nodules on face, arms, legs and anogenital regions. It may present in atypical size and clinical appearance in patients with altered or impaired immunity and rarely in immuncompetent patients. Herein we present an immuncompetent young adult patient with isolated giant molluscum contagiosum, which was mimicking epidermoid cyst clinically.. Tugba K. UzuncakmakBurce C. KuruEbru I. ZemheriIlkin ZindancıZafer TurkogluMukaddes KavalaMattioli1885articledermoscopyepidermoid cystmolluscum contagiosumDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic dermoscopy
epidermoid cyst
molluscum contagiosum
Dermatology
RL1-803
spellingShingle dermoscopy
epidermoid cyst
molluscum contagiosum
Dermatology
RL1-803
Tugba K. Uzuncakmak
Burce C. Kuru
Ebru I. Zemheri
Ilkin Zindancı
Zafer Turkoglu
Mukaddes Kavala
Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
description Molluscum contagiosum is a benign cutaneous viral infection which is caused by double- stranded DNA poxvirus. It affects mainly children and young adults and usually presents with single or multiple umblicated papules or nodules on face, arms, legs and anogenital regions. It may present in atypical size and clinical appearance in patients with altered or impaired immunity and rarely in immuncompetent patients. Herein we present an immuncompetent young adult patient with isolated giant molluscum contagiosum, which was mimicking epidermoid cyst clinically..
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author Tugba K. Uzuncakmak
Burce C. Kuru
Ebru I. Zemheri
Ilkin Zindancı
Zafer Turkoglu
Mukaddes Kavala
author_facet Tugba K. Uzuncakmak
Burce C. Kuru
Ebru I. Zemheri
Ilkin Zindancı
Zafer Turkoglu
Mukaddes Kavala
author_sort Tugba K. Uzuncakmak
title Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
title_short Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
title_full Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
title_fullStr Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
title_full_unstemmed Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
title_sort isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst
publisher Mattioli1885
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/10111688aada4c848dc32a03ca3557b5
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