Generalized molluscum contagiosum in an HIV patient treated with diphencyprone
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Generalized Molluscum contagiosum in an HIV infected patient
Molluscum contagiosum is a benign contagious disease caused by a poxvirus. In an immunocompetent host molluscum contagiosum is most frequently a self-limiting benign viral disease of the skin and rarely of the mucous membranes. Atypical forms of molluscum contagiosum may be challenging to diagnose and are found in immunocompromised patients where they indicate severe impairment of cellular immu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dermatological Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1898-7249
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2010.1059