Molluscum Contangiosum Diagnosis, Manifestation and Management: A review Article

Abstract

Introduction: Infectious skin disease with clinical manifestations of benign papules, which is often caused as a sexually transmitted disease in adults, caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus, a member of the poxvirus. Manifestations of the disease are asymptomatic, discrete, smooth papules. It usually develops from peduncled lesions up to 5 mm in diameter. The incubation period for Molluscum contagiosum is from one to several weeks to 6 months. Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection that can heal spontaneously. There are 4 main subtypes of Molluscum Contagiosum 4 Virus (MCV), namely MCV I, MCV II, MCV III and MCV IV. These four subtypes cause similar clinical symptoms in the form of papular miliary lesions that are limited to the skin and mucous membranes. MCV I is known to have a greater prevalence than the other three subtypes. About 96.6% of molluscum contagiosum infections are caused by MCV I. However, in patients with decreased immune status, the prevalence of MCV II is 60%.