MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM MASQUERADING DIAGNOSING GIANT LESIONS IN AN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY

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Yaprak Bayrak B., Öncel S., Atayev S., Eruyar A. T., Yumuk Z., Etuş V.

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, cilt.43, sa.5, ss.185-187, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004268
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-187
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Molluscum contagiosum virus commonly affects children, causing localized skin diseases. We present the case of an immunocompetent 8-month-old patient with multiple giant molluscum contagiosum lesions. Lesions had a cup-like shape and were characterized by eosinophilic inclusion bodies on the keratinocytes as well as inverted lobules of hyperplastic squamous epithelium. It is crucial to identify this clinical variation to avoid unnecessary severe treatments.