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Molluscum Contagiosum Complicated With an Epidermal Cyst: A Case Report
Ruixian Niu1, Wenjin Geng1, Yun Zou1
1Department of Dermatology Qujing Central Hospital of Yunnan Province Qujing China.
Abstract:
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral infection that primarily affects pediatric patients, sexually active young adults, and immunocompromised individuals of all ages. Clinically, MC presents as firm, rounded, pink, or skin-colored papules with a shiny and umbilicated surface. Microscopic histological findings include a crateriform invagination of the hyperplastic epithelium composed of enlarged keratinocytes containing inclusion bodies known as Henderson-Patterson bodies. In some patients, including immunocompetent children, the morphology of MC lesions can vary. Giant MC lesions can mimic cysts, abscesses, or condylomas. Erosive MC lesions can mimic eczema vaccinatum. The papules may also be pearly white or reddish in color. Here, we report a case of a Molluscum contagiosum infection complicated by an epidermal cyst.
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