Molluscum Contagiosum Symptoms

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Commonest locations:
Children- face, trunk and extremities
Adults- trunk, thighs and genitals

The following features are characteristic molluscum contagiosum. symptoms:

The bumps (papules) are painless and often flesh-coloured and appear like tiny pearls
Eruptions are small, usually within 5 mm. in diameter, although they can be bigger occasionally
They have a dimpled centre and the core of the papule is filled with waxy material that is home of the infecting virus
There is usually, no pain or itching (unless superadded bacterial infection occurs). Very occasionally, the lesions may bleed
Lesions crust and heal over a span of 6-12 weeks, but new mollusca may erupt, prolonging the duration of the disease to a year or even more
The most important aspect to note is that Molluscum Contagiosum spreads by contact.

Molluscum contagiosum symptoms are crucial to the dermatologist in daily clinical practice for diagnosis.