title: Molluscum contagiosum.
abstract: In this article, the natural history of molluscum contagiosum is described by various authorities covering the last 200 years. Molluscum contagiosum may present a therapeutic challenge, but clinical methods of treatment are described. Molluscum contagiosum should alert the clinician to the possibility of HIV infection. The differential diagnosis in HIV infection is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Genito-Urinary Medicine Department, General Infirmary Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Waugh
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis