Epibulbar molluscum contagiosum.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of epibulbar conjunctival nodules from molluscum contagiosum in a patient with atopic dermatitis.


METHODS
A 39-year-old man with atopic dermatitis who was treated with oral prednisone was initially examined with ocular itching, foreign body sensation, and conjunctival injection of the right eye and was found to have three discrete conjunctival nodules. Excision of the nodules led to complete resolution of the signs and symptoms.


RESULTS
Histopathologic examination of the conjunctival specimen disclosed molluscum contagiosum.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with defective or suppressed cell-mediated immunity are at increased risk of unusual ocular involvement with molluscum contagiosum.
Ingraham
H J
HJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA. hingraham@smtp.geisinger.edu
Schoenleber
D B
DB
D000328:Adult; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit