A Case of Molluscum Contagiosum Occuring in a Soft Fibroma.
- Author:
Jung Hoon LEE
1
;
Bo Kyung KOH
;
Jin Wou KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. kohbo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Molluscum contagiosum;
Soft fibroma;
Solitary
- MeSH:
Child;
Epidermal Cyst;
Female;
Fibroma*;
Humans;
Molluscum Contagiosum*;
Nevus, Halo;
Nevus, Pigmented;
Skin;
Skin Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(4):553-554
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a skin infection caused by a poxvirus, which is easily transmitted by direct skin to skin contact. MC is rarely associated with other skin diseases, including epidermal cysts, melanocytic nevus, halo nevus, soft fibroma or condyloma. The occurrence of MC on a soft fibroma is so rare that only three cases have been described so far. Here, we report an interesting a case of a solitary MC associated with soft fibroma occurring on the right popliteal fossa of a 6-year-old girl.
