Molluscum contagiosum on tattoo Molusco contagioso em tatuagem
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Molluscum contagiosum is a disease caused by a poxvirus characterized by benign self-limited eruption of single or multiple cutaneous spherical and pearly papules. Transmission usually occurs by direct contact with infected hosts. It is reported the case of a 22-year-old Caucasian male who presented characteristic pearly and umbilicated papules strictly located on the region of a tattoo. Histopathologic exam confirmed the diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum. The authors describe an uncommomn manifestation of dissemination of this virus in tattoos and also present a literature review emphasizing the transmission pathways and treatment of Molluscum contagiosum.
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CMAJ • JUNE 15, 2010 • 182(9) © 2010 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors E382 Twenty days after getting a tattoo on his arm, a 30-year-old immunocompetent man de veloped peculiar lesions at the tattoo site. He presented to our dermatology clinic three months later with umbilicated, skin-coloured, papular lesions that were asymptomatic (Figure 1A). His physical examination was otherwis...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011