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Woronoff Ring: A Novel Manifestation of Molluscum Contagiosum
Vijay Zawar1, Tarang Goyal2, Dimple Doda3
1Department of Dermatology, Godavari Foundation Medical College, DUPMCJ, Maharashtra, India; vijayzawar@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Woronoff ring has been mostly discussed as a phenomenon in psoriasis, especially during therapy. It has also been reported in a few other conditions unrelated to psoriasis; however, the association of Woronoff ring has not been reported in immunocompetent, healthy, and untreated patients with molluscum contagiosum who have no apparent systemic illness. The authors report a case series of Woronoff ring seen in untreated immunocompetent patients with molluscum contagiosum involving different age groups.
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