Open AccessMolluscum contagiosum in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients
Author(s) -
Mayur Chaudhary,
Meena Kulkarni
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.40472
Subject(s) - molluscum contagiosum , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , virus , virology , disease , lesion , immunodeficiency , dermatology , immunology , pathology , immune system
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a cutaneous lesion caused by a DNA virus from the poxvirus family. Worldwide in distribution, MC is most frequently encountered as an easily treated disease of childhood and has rarely been a cause of serious morbidity. With the advent of new populations of immunocompromised individuals, especially those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), MC has emerged as a difficult clinical challenge and the focus of renewed interest for dental professionals. This article presents four cases of HIV positive patients afflicted by MC along with a review of the literature on this dermatopathological lesion.