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Ex Vivo Infection of Human Lymphoid Tissue and Female Genital Mucosa with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and Histoculture
Published on: October 12, 2018
Molluscum contagiosum in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients
Mayur Chaudhary1, Meena Kulkarni
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India. drmayur111@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a cutaneous lesion caused by a DNA virus from the poxvirus family. Worldwide in distribution, MC is most frequently encountered as an easily treated disease of childhood and has rarely been a cause of serious morbidity. With the advent of new populations of immunocompromised individuals, especially those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), MC has emerged as a difficult clinical challenge and the focus of renewed interest for dental professionals. This article presents four cases of HIV positive patients afflicted by MC along with a review of the literature on this dermatopathological lesion.
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