Infectious molluscum contagiosum is an auto-inoculating viral skin disease caused by the poxvirus. It is characterized by scattered hemispheric, waxy papules with a central umbilical fossa and extruded cheese-like molluscum contagiosum. It occurs in children and young adults. It is commonly known as a “water wart”.
The number of lesions may be large or small, and they may be scattered or clustered, but each lesion is relatively independent and does not usually fuse with each other. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this kind of things.
2, adult type: can be sexually transmitted, molluscum contagiosum in the external genitalia, buttocks, lower abdomen, pubic bone and inner thigh area, anal sex occurs in the anus. The skin lesions can occur in addition to palmoplantar any contact parts, can also appear in the lips, tongue and cheek mucosa, conjunctiva, etc. Conjunctival damage can be accompanied by reactive conjunctivitis or keratitis. A few of the damages are unusually large, called giant molluscum contagiosum, and some can be keratinized like small skin horns, called keratinized molluscum contagiosum. There are usually no conscious symptoms.
The actual fact is that it is not difficult to diagnose, when it is difficult to distinguish, pathological examination is feasible to find the characteristic molluscum contagiosum to confirm the diagnosis.
The first choice is to clip or scrape the molluscum contagiosum out of the lesion, and then apply 2% tincture of iodine to effectively remove the lesion.
The reason why it is called infectious molluscum contagiosum is because it is contagious, mainly through contact transmission, so from the prevention, you should try to avoid using public bathing facilities, not to share towels with others. Also, if you have the disease, try to avoid scratching to prevent yourself from being infected and bringing the molluscum contagiosum virus to your healthy skin to cause a new rash.
If you are a parent of a child with a skin condition, please take your child to a hospital pediatrician or dermatologist for treatment. Although the diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum is relatively easy, there are a series of similar diseases that need to be identified to ensure the correct diagnosis; at the same time, the treatment may seem simple, but the treatment needs to be done under sterile conditions, which cannot be achieved at home.