An electron microscope study of molluscum contagiosum

Scanning electron microscopy of molluscum contagiosum*

Molluscum contagiosum is a disease caused by a poxvirus. It is more prevalent in children up to 5 years of age. There is a second peak of incidence in young adults. In order to examine its ultrastructure, three lesions were curetted without disruption, cut transversely with a scalpel, and routinely processed for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The oval structure of molluscum contagiosum cou...

Molluscum Contagiosum

a common bath. Not much work has been done from the point of view of the treatment of the disease and the production of immunity so as to prevent epidemics which may be a serious menace in boarding schools. The disease is said to be self-limiting. Though this may be so it still runs a long course ?at least six months?and within that time there is the danger of infecting several people or of sta...

Intracellular Forms of Pox Viruses as Shown by the Electron Microscope (vaccinia, Ectromelia, Molluscum Contagiosum)

The intracellular development of three pox viruses has been studied with the electron microscope using thin sections of infected tissue. Cells infected with vaccinia, ectromelia, and molluscum contagiosum viruses all form developmental bodies preliminary to the production of mature virus. Developmental bodies, believed to be virus precursors, are round to oval, slightly larger than mature virus...

Solitary molluscum contagiosum.

A 7-year-old girl presented with solitary, asymptomatic, nodule near right angle of mouth for 8 months. The lesion started as a small papule and increased in size over time. The child was otherwise healthy. On examination, single erythematous nodule measuring 1 cm, and of soft to firm consistency, was seen near the right angle of mouth. The top of the lesion was eroded and covered with crust. R...

Molluscum contagiosum: an unusual complication of tattooing.