DISEASE: Molluscum contagiosum

Entry

H01052                      Disease

Name

Molluscum contagiosum

Description

Molluscum contagiosum is a highly contagious poxvirus infection of the mucous membranes and skin that usually affects school-aged children. The infection is transmitted by close physical contact, fomites, and autoinoculation. It is a benign and self-limiting disease, with the majority of lesions spontaneously resolve within 2-4 years without active treatment.

Category

Infectious disease

Brite

Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
  Infections caused by dsDNA viruses
   H01052  Molluscum contagiosum
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Viral infections characterised by skin or mucous membrane lesions
   Infections due to poxvirus
    1E76  Molluscum contagiosum
     H01052  Molluscum contagiosum

Network

nt06150 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction (viruses)

Pathogen

Molluscum contagiosum virus [GN:T40124]

Other DBs

ICD-11:

1E76

ICD-10:

B08.1

MeSH:

D008976

Reference

PMID:21214122

Authors

Lee R, Schwartz RA

Title

Pediatric molluscum contagiosum: reflections on the last challenging poxvirus infection, Part 1.

Journal

Cutis 86:230-6 (2010)

Reference

PMID:16445494

Authors

Brown J, Janniger CK, Schwartz RA, Silverberg NB

Title

Childhood molluscum contagiosum.

Journal

Int J Dermatol 45:93-9 (2006)
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02737.x

Reference

PMID:15792113

Authors

Smolinski KN, Yan AC

Title

How and when to treat molluscum contagiosum and warts in children.

Journal

Pediatr Ann 34:211-21 (2005)
DOI:10.3928/0090-4481-20050301-10

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