Molluscum contagiosum in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients.
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a cutaneous lesion caused by a DNA virus from the poxvirus family. Worldwide in distribution, MC is most frequently encountered as an easily treated disease of childhood and has rarely been a cause of serious morbidity. With the advent of new populations of immunocompromised individuals, especially those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), MC has emerged as a difficult clinical challenge and the focus of renewed interest for dental professionals. This article presents four cases of HIV positive patients afflicted by MC along with a review of the literature on this dermatopathological lesion.
Chaudhary
Mayur
M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India. drmayur111@yahoo.co.in
Kulkarni
Meena
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy