title: Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with silver nitrate paste.
abstract: Three hundred eighty-nine consecutive patients with molluscum contagiosum were treated with 40% silver nitrate paste. The cure rate was 97.7% and no scars resulted.
authors.affiliation: Chigasaki Dermatology Clinic, Nanko, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niizeki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012835:Silver Nitrate