Definitions for "Molluscum Contagiosum"
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Molluscum Contagiosum is a skin disease that is caused by a virus, usually causing lesions or bumps. Learn the signs of molluscum contagiosum infection and find out about molluscum contagiosum treatment.
A skin infection caused by a pox virus infection.
a viral infection that causes white bumps on the skin; usually clears up in a few months
is a common contagious viral infection of the skin characterized by tiny pearl-like projections with a core of white matter.
A viral infection of the skin characterized by lesions with depressed centres containing a curd-like substance.
a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)
White, waxy, painless bumps with a dimple in the center. This bump can also become infected with bacteria from the skin and because of this may resemble a herpes ulceration. This can be sexually transmitted although this isn't always the case. Molluscum Contagiosum can clear up on its own, but will clear up faster when treatment is administered.
Appears like pearly, flesh-colored, dome-shaped bumps on the skin. Molluscum do not usually itch or hurt. Most people have only a few bumps.
An STI that causes relatively benign skin infections. Molluscum contagiosum can lead to secondary bacterial infections.
see dimple wart.
A viral STD characterized by smooth, round, shiny lesions, generally appearing on the trunk, on the genitals, or around the anus.
a skin condition caused by a pox virus infection, distinguished by small dome-shaped papules (bumps) on the face, upper trunk or extremities. Current treatment is mainly cosmetic. It often involves application of liquid nitrogen to the papules as a means of excising them.
A disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a poxvirus.
A skin disease caused by a poxvirus causing small, bumpy lesions. Often confused with the human papilloma virus.
a viral skin condition characterized raised, flesh-colored lesions with a central depression, most often appearing on the face, neck, arms, legs, and anogenital region. The condition is common in HIV positive persons and may be due to a reactivation of an earlier infection. Treatment involves freezing lesions with liquid nitrogen or using a curette to cut out lesions.
a skin infection caused by a pox virus characterized by small dome-shaped papules (bumps) on the face, upper trunk or extremities. Current treatment is cosmetic involving excision (curretage) or application of liquid nitrogen.
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral infection of the skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes. MC infects humans, other primates and kangaroos. The infecting virus is a DNA poxvirus called the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV).