title: Giant molluscum contagiosum presenting as a tumour in an HIV-infected patient: case report.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum (MC) has been reported commonly in immunocompromised patients. Below is described a case of atypical molluscum contagiosum of a patient who was seropositive for HIV. Possible differential diagnosis and management are discussed. Biopsy is suggested to distinguish between confusing molluscum lesions and their cutaneous simulants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
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authors.lastname: Mulugeta
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery