An interesting case of giant molluscum with florid verruca vulgaris in an immunocompetent patient

Iffat Hassan,Parvaiz Anwar Rather,Atiya Yaseen,Safiya Bashir

doi:10.7241/ourd.20143.70

Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum and warts are two fairly common skin infections caused by DNA viruses i.e. poxvirus and human papilloma virus (HPV) respectively. Both the conditions are benign and mostly self-limited. However in immunocompromised individuals, these infections can have varied atypical presentations like larger, more extensive, recalcitrant and refractory lesions. These atypical presentations in a nonimmunocompromised individual are, however, quite rare. We present one such case with atypical presentation of molluscum contagiosum and warts (verruca vulgaris).

Highlights

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a benign viral infection of the skin caused by a DNA poxvirus
Warts are a form of skin and mucous membrane infection caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) and have a universal occurrence
Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral infection of the skin caused by a large DNA virus.The infection is usually self-limited with lesions mostly disappearing within 6 to 12 months, but may take as long as 4 years

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Introduction

An interesting case of giant molluscum with florid verruca vulgaris in an immunocompetent patient. Introduction Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a benign viral infection of the skin caused by a DNA poxvirus (molluscum contagiosum virus). The characteristic lesions are white to pink, dome shaped, waxy, umbilicated papules usually 2-5 mm in size. The infection may, assume atypical characteristics, such as large size of lesions (giant molluscum contagiosum when ≥1 cm) [1,2], widespread, chronic and recalcitrant lesions [1,3,4].

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