title: Religious objection to cantharidin use in Jain patients.
abstract: We report a case of a Jain family that was upset with the use of cantharidin for treatment of molluscum contagiosum for religious reasons.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Devika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Tor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shwayder
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D002193:Cantharidin / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D001517:Coleoptera; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012068:Religion and Medicine
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D002193:Cantharidin