RT Book, Section
A1 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164359148
T1 Molluscum Contagiosum
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164359148
RD 2024/04/19
AB An  8-year-old  girl  is  brought  to  the  office  because  of  an  outbreak  of  bumps  on  her  face  for  the  past  3  months  (Figure  136-1).  Occasionally  she  scratches  them,  but  she  is  otherwise  asymptomatic.  The  mother  and  child  are  unhappy  with  the  appearance  of  the  molluscum  contagiosum  and  chose  to  try  topical  therapy.  A  topical  treatment  was  chosen  to  avoid  the  risk  of  hypopigmentation  that  can  occur  in  dark-skinned  individuals  with  cryotherapy.