title: Molluscum contagiosum eyelid lesions in an HIV-patient.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions on the face are mainly observed in HIV patients and are related to low CD4 cells counts. We report a 41-year-old female patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus who had a CD4 count of 22 cells/mm³. She developed molluscum contagiosum lesions at the right upper eyelid. Skin biopsy was performed to exclude other serious conditions, such as dimorphic fungal infections. A good response was observed with three sessions of curettage and topical application of 70 percent trichloroacetic acid. Facial molluscum contagiosum lesions can be a cutaneous marker of severe immunosuppression in HIV patients and skin biopsy is important in ruling out the diagnosis of dimorphic fungal infections.
authors: Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, Portugal.
authors: António Fernandes
authors: AF
authors: Massa
authors: João
authors: J
authors: Borges-Costa
authors: Luís
authors: L
authors: Soares-Almeida
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Sacramento-Marques
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology