title: Giant molluscum contagiosum in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum is a skin disorder caused by DNA poxvirus and frequently seen in children. It is self-limited in immunocompetent hosts. It can present as numerous, treatment-resistant, atypical lesions in immunosuppressive patients and resistant to treatment. Atypical forms can rarely be seen in immunocompetent patients. A case of a two-year-old child with umbilicated papules on the eyelid is presented here. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable for systemic diseases, and surgical excision was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet Unversity, Faculty of Mecidne, Göztepe Research and Training Hosoptal, Istanbul, Turkey. karadagaserap@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ayse Serap
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Serap Gunes
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bilgili
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Calka
authors.forename: Yuhanize Tas
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Demircans
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005143:Eyelids; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery