Molluscum Contagiosum After First Sexual Contact

Case 2:

These asymptomatic bumps developed on the groin area of a 16-year-old girl after her first sexual exposure.

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Case 2: Molluscum contagiosum

This teenager had contracted molluscum contagiosum,B, a viral infection that can resemble warts. On close inspection, each lesion has a central umbilication, which distinguishes it from a wart.

HPV infection in women can cause genital warts, which should be considered in the differential. Bacterial folliculitis is typically tender and pustular. A milium appears as a deep whitehead–type comedone.

Molluscum contagiosum has 2 peaks of incidence¹:

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Topical treatments include the following:

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REFERENCE:1. Pannell RS, Fleming DM, Cross KW. The incidence of molluscum contagiosum, scabies and lichen planus. Epidemiol Infect. 2005;133:985-991.