title: Molluscum contagiosum: the volcano phenomenon.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum, a common cutaneous viral infection, responds to a variety of therapeutic modalities, but patient cooperation often limits the practitioner's choice. In an effort to provide minimally traumatic treatment for a four year old boy with this dermatosis, an interesting phenomenon was chanced upon, which greatly facilitated therapy.
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007277:Injections, Jet; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine