title: Disseminated eruptive giant mollusca contagiosa in an adult psoriasis patient during efalizumab therapy.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral skin infection in children with atopic diathesis and not rare in HIV patients. We report a 45-year-old psoriasis patient who developed eruptive mollusca contagiosa during an antipsoriatic treatment with efalizumab.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany. peter.weisenseel@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weisenseel
authors.forename: Alexander Vasilevic
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flaig
authors.forename: Jorg Christoph
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Prinz
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; C472181:efalizumab