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Molluscum Contagiosum
What is it?: A skin
disease caused by a virus.
Transmission: By
direct skin to skin contact.
Incubation: Usually
30 days to several months between contact and appearance of rash.
Appearance: Single
or multiple rounded, dome shaped, firm, waxy flesh coloured to pearly white
bumps, usually 1 mm - 4mm in diameter.
Symptoms: Usually
not troublesome, however, inflammation, and secondary infection may occur, but
rarely.
Diagnosis: By appearance.
Treatment: May
resolve spontaneously without treatment or may be treated by application of
liquid nitrogen, trichloroacetic acid, podophyllin, silver nitrate, or
expression of contents by medical personnel.
Potential
Complications: Infection may occur when skin is broken.
Follow-up:
Return for examination, 2 weeks to 1 month after treatment so that any new
eruptions can be treated. Sexual partners should be examined for molluscum
contagiosum
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