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Follicular molluscum contagiosum
Author(s) -
IVE F.A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1985.tb02365.x
Subject(s) - molluscum contagiosum , follicular phase , medicine , dermatology , virology
SUMMARY Four cases are reported in which atypical molluscum contagiosum lesions were found, arising from follicular epithelium. All the patients were adults and two had a history of atopic dermatitis. Histology showed intradermal nodules containing typical molluscum cells but lacking normal direct communication to the skin surface. This is the first description of true follicular involvement in molluscum contagiosum.