Molluscum Children

Molluscum children

        Molluscum contagiosum is a mild infection of the skin caused by a virus of the poxvirus family. It usually heals spontaneously. But when some molluscum disappear, others may occur by contamination of the surrounding skin. It may take six months to five years for all molluscum to disappear without definitive treatment. On a person with molluscum contagiosum, we notice one or more skin growths (1 to 3 mm in diameter) whose center is depressed (crater) and may contain a clearer substance. They are common in children. Lesions can appear on the face, chest, legs and arms. These lesions can be found almost anywhere on the body of adults, but when the virus is sexually transmitted, they usually occur on the abdomen, groin, thighs, buttocks and genitals outside. Molluscum contagiosum can take 2 to 3 months to develop, but symptoms can appear within a week or only after 6 months. The TM can cause itching or tenderness in the affected area. Small benign tumors can affect the whole body, including anogenital mucosa. They spread by repeated skin contact.

        Here are two great words which represent a viral infection of the skin basically benign. It causes small bumps of the same color as the skin. Although there are several causes of bumps on the skin, molluscum usually has the appearance of a small depression or a central crater - which is not always obvious to the untrained eye! Molluscum is caused by a poxvirus, of which there are three types. Although the presence of molluscum often raises concern aesthetic, it is neither painful nor dangerous. In summary, the mulluscum is a variety of wart spreads and multiplies rapidly. Molluscum contagiosum occurs in children or spreads through contact, but it is also a sexually transmitted disease which occurs more in adolescents and young adults. Molluscum has a tendency to heal spontaneously. Molluscum contagiosum presents a serious risk for children with atopic eczema.

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        Molluscum warts are related to infection by a DNA virus. They carry out skin lesions, umbilicated, smooth papules of few millimeters in diameter. The infection is very frequent and focused on the child transmission which is strictly inter-human. Some situations may be of concern: the presence of many MC may reflect an underlying immune deficit. Doctors report the observation of a aged 4 child which carries many MC for 2 years. The lesions were particularly numerous and scattered on the eyelids, lips and the dorsum of the hands. Other clinical abnormalities were: the presence of oral candidiasis, the iterative occurrence of diarrhea, the presence of peripheral lymphadenopathy small. The paraclinical investigations had revealed a neutrophil leukocytosis with 21,800 elements / mm 3 and mild anemia. HIV status (AIDS) was negative. The total protein electrophoresis was normal. The family history is another infectious cause of death of a child at the age of 4 years.

        Although the observation is not very documented, it is worth to recall that the presence of numerous TM, and especially on the eyelids, must evoke an underlying immune disorder. In conclusion: if these lesions are many, ask your pediatrician. But in most cases, this is still benign and favorable (they can be removed with a curette or possibly cure with sea bathing in salt water).