RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57678111
T1 Chapter 130. Molluscum Contagiosum
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57678111
RD 2024/04/24
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  130-1).  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  imiquimod  5%  cream.  Fortunately,  her  health  insurance  covered  this  expensive  treatment.  A  topical  treatment  was  chosen  to  avoid  the  risk  of  hypopigmentation  that  can  occur  in  dark-skinned  individuals  with  cryotherapy.