title: Isolated giant molluscum contagiosum mimicking epidermoid cyst.
abstract: Molluscum contagiosum is a benign cutaneous viral infection which is caused by double- stranded DNA poxvirus. It affects mainly children and young adults and usually presents with single or multiple umblicated papules or nodules on face, arms, legs and anogenital regions. It may present in atypical size and clinical appearance in patients with altered or impaired immunity and rarely in immuncompetent patients. Herein we present an immuncompetent young adult patient with isolated giant molluscum contagiosum, which was mimicking epidermoid cyst clinically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Instanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugba K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Uzuncakmak
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Instanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burce C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kuru
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Zemheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Instanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilkin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zindanci
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Instanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turkoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Instanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukaddes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavala
keywords: dermoscopy; epidermoid cyst; molluscum contagiosum