Ann Dermatol.  2013 Aug;25(3):398-399. 10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.398.

Unusual Manifestation of Molluscum Contagiosum: Eruptive Papules on the Face and Neck of an Immunocompetent Patient

• Jang HS
• Kim MR
• Oh SH

• KMID: 2265895
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.398

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Neck

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Multiple 2- to 3-mm-sized skin-coloured papules observed on the face and neck. (B) Close up view of the skin-coloured papules.

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  Fig. 2 Epidermal cells bearing large eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies, typical of the molluscum body (H&E, ×100).

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