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Molluscum Contagiosum Occurring in an Epidermal Cyst
Author(s) -
Park Soo Keun,
Lee Jun Young,
Kim Young Hwan,
Kim SiYong,
Cho Baik Kee,
Houh Won
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03192.x
Subject(s) - molluscum contagiosum , epidermal cyst , asymptomatic , lesion , cyst , pathology , medicine , dermatology
We present three unusual cases of molluscum contagiosum occurring in epidermal cysts. All of them are asymptomatic, elevated, oval nodules diagnosed clinically as epidermal inclusion cyst or prurigo nodularis. Histology showed true epidermal cysts containing molluscum bodies throughout the cyst wall and some type of laminated material within the cyst itself. The lesion, in all three cases developed in the pubic area of young adult men.