Generalized Hypertrichosis Due to Topical Minoxidil.

This type of molluscoid lesion obliges us to rule out cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, atypical mycobacteria, molluscum contagiosum, disseminated leishmaniasis, and leprosy.1,2,5,7 We draw attention to the fact that the patient was a young woman of childbearing age who came from an endemic area with favorable environmental conditions for the fungus. She did not present immunosuppression except for malnutrition. Molluscoid lesions were visible mainly on the face, requiring us to rule out a long list of other diagnoses and comorbid conditions. Migratory phenomena make it necessary for dermatologists to be aware of infectious diseases that can arise in other continents.10