Molluscum contagiosum of the palpebral conjunctiva. Report of a case.
A molluscum contagiosum nodule, situated at the palpebral conjunctiva of the left lower eyelid at the level of the marginal and tarsal conjunctiva, was observed in a 53-year-old male. A mild follicular conjunctivitis was present, except in a zone immediately below the molluscum. On the corresponding site of this molluscum at the bulbar conjunctiva, the limbus and the cornea, no follicles, epithelial keratitis nor erosions were seen. Clinical diagnosis in atypically situated mollusca can be difficult. Cytological studies in these cases are very helpful. Alcohol-carbowax fixated and Papanicolau stained preparations proved to be very satisfactory for cytological examination. It has never been reported that a molluscum, situated in the palpebral conjunctiva, disappeared spontaneously.
D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling