Molluscum Contagiosum: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

molluscum verrucosum, Poxviridae, molluscum bodies, benign viral disease of skin, flesh colored papules with central umbilication, white curdlike core, poxvirus, lesions with waxy appearance and central umbilication

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Peter P Taillac, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center
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