title: Extensive Giant Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Positive Patient.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a very common benign self-limiting cutaneous viral infection caused by molluscum contagiosum virus. Disease is self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals, while it is severe and prolonged when associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The widespread and refractory mollusca of HIV disease occur especially on the face. In advanced stages of immunosuppression, giant or verrucous forms of MC may occur. Molluscum contagiosum tends to take a chronic course and is usually not responsive to various treatments in immunocompromised patients. Here, we present a HIV positive male patient with extensive papulonodular lesions over face, neck, bilateral upper limbs since 2 months, diagnosed as giant molluscum contagiosum, treated with cryotherapy with little improvement for few weeks after which patient did not turn up.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Rita V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Ex-Resident, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Abhishek P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pilani
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College , Karamsad, Gujarat, India .
authors.forename: Rahul Krishna
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kota
keywords: Cutaneous viral infection; Immunocompromised patient; Papulonodular lesions