Molluscum contagiosum within a congenital melanocytic nevus has rarely been reported. We report a 6-year-old child with molluscum contagiosum infection arising within an intermediate melanocytic congenital nevus of the thigh, associated with itching and occasional bleeding. Dermoscopy lead to the correct diagnosis, but histologic confirmation with shave biopsy was performed to reassure the parents and allow mechanical removal of the lesions using curettage.
Molluscum contagiosum arising in a melanocytic congenital nevus / Atzori, Laura; Corbeddu, Marialuisa; Mou, Marzia; Pilloni, Luca; Rongioletti, Franco. - In: PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0736-8046. - 35:5(2018), pp. 310-311. [10.1111/pde.13591]
Molluscum contagiosum arising in a melanocytic congenital nevus
Rongioletti, Franco
2018-01-01
Abstract
Molluscum contagiosum within a congenital melanocytic nevus has rarely been reported. We report a 6-year-old child with molluscum contagiosum infection arising within an intermediate melanocytic congenital nevus of the thigh, associated with itching and occasional bleeding. Dermoscopy lead to the correct diagnosis, but histologic confirmation with shave biopsy was performed to reassure the parents and allow mechanical removal of the lesions using curettage.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
