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Molluscum contagiosum occurring in an epidermoid cyst
Author(s) -
Aloi F. G.,
Pipione M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1985.tb01618.x
Subject(s) - molluscum contagiosum , infundibulum , epidermis (zoology) , pathology , lesion , dermis , epidermoid cyst , anatomy , biology , medicine , dermatology
The histological picture of molluscum contagiosum (MC) is well known: the epidermis grows down into the dermis as multiple, closely packed pear‐shaped lobules. The epitelial cells of the outermost layers and the horny layer display typical molluscum bodies. In this paper, we describe an unusual case of MC in a cystic lesion. This lesion was probably due to localisation of the MC virus in the ostium of the pilar infundibulum, followed by obstruction and formation of an inclusion cyst.