title: Recalcitrant molluscum contagiosum in an HIV-afflicted male treated successfully with topical imiquimod.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum is a common cutaneous infection complicating the course of patients afflicted with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with a disfiguring molluscum contagiosum infection of the face. Conventional cytodestructive therapies failed in this patient, but imiquimod 5% cream, an immunomodulator, clinically cleared his cutaneous disease.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donoghue
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tharp
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D007369:Interferon Inducers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D000077271:Imiquimod