title: Solitary giant molluscum contagiosum presenting as lid tumor in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: We report the case of a three-year-old male child who presented with a single painless subcutaneously located upper lid mass of 1.2 Chi 1.5 cm with a central depression. The mass could be easily separated from overlying skin on complete excision biopsy and showed a never described before whitish brain like appearance consisting of multiple lobes and gyri, which histopathologically proved to be molluscum contagiosum (MC). Tests to investigate underlying immunodeficiency did not show any evidence of immunocompromised state.
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Prem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vardhan
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery