Perioral Molluscum Contagiosum in a HIV Seropositive Patient - A Case Report

Abstract

Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) is a skin and mucous membrane disease of viral origin seen in both children and adults. Molluscum Contagiosum Virus (MCV) is transmitted by person-to-person contact, sexual contact or by fomites. MC is seen in immunocompromised and HIV infected patients. In this article, we report a case of perioral molluscum contagiosum in a HIV seropositive patient along with the pathogenesis of the disease and various treatment modalities.

Keywords

• Molluscum contagiosum
• perioral
• pathogenesis
• imiquimod.