title: Multiple giant molluscum contagiosum in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Atypical presentations of molluscum contagiosum (MC) infection can be expected in renal transplant recipients, as a result of long-term immunosuppression. However, giant MC has rarely been reported in this population. We present a 28-year-old female renal transplant recipient receiving immunosuppressive therapy who developed multiple giant MC lesions on her axillary folds. The lesions were treated successfully with curettage and electrocauterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. tulinmansur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Göktay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gündüz
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Serdar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*