Common and exceptional clinical features of molluscum contagiosum.

How to Cite

Garofalo L., Bonifazi E. 2009. Common and exceptional clinical features of molluscum contagiosum. Eur. J. Pediat. Dermatol. 19 (2):97-104.

Authors

Garofalo L. Bonifazi E.
pp. 97-104

Abstract

When consisting of a single, non typical element, molluscum contagiosum can be hardly differentiated from other lesions. Dermoscopy shows a lobulated lesion with interlobular telangiectases. However, the histologic examination is diriment. Inflamed molluscum contagiosum should be sometimes differentiated from summer lichenoid dermatitis of the elbows.

Keywords

molluscum contagiosum, differential diagnosis, Summer lichenoid dermatitis of the elbows