Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 366--368

Molluscum contagiosum: Study of four cases


Shastry Srikanth, Gadda Anandam, B Swapna Kumari, K Sreelatha, Rachakonda Suhela 
 Department of Pathology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Shastry Srikanth
Department of Pathology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
India

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is an infection of skin caused by Poxvirus and usually affects any part of the body as pearly pink umbilicated lesion. Immunocompromised patients are more easily prone for this viral infection. Here, we present four cases of MC affecting various locations in the body.


How to cite this article:
Srikanth S, Anandam G, Kumari B S, Sreelatha K, Suhela R. Molluscum contagiosum: Study of four cases.Med J DY Patil Univ 2014;7:366-368


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Srikanth S, Anandam G, Kumari B S, Sreelatha K, Suhela R. Molluscum contagiosum: Study of four cases. Med J DY Patil Univ [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];7:366-368
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