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==Overview==
Patients with molluscum contagiosum usually appear well and healthy. Physical examination of patients with molluscum contagiosum is usually remarkable for skin papules that are small, shiny, and firm.


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==Physical examination==
===Appearance of the Patient===
* Patients are usually well-appearing.


==Physical Examination==
===Vital Signs===
====Skin====
*Within normal limits.


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===Skin===
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*Skin papules:
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**Firm
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**Dome shaped
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**Shiny
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**2 to 5 mm diameter
**May have central indentation or umbilication
*Polypoid lesion: Occasionally, with a stalk-like base
*Visibly inflamed lesions occasionally may be seen
*[[Erythema|Diffuse erythema]]: May be seen due to [[Gianotti-Crosti syndrome|Gianotti-Crosti]] like eruptions
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* [[Conjunctivitis|Conjunctivitis]]<ref name="pmid17026608">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schornack MM, Siemsen DW, Bradley EA, Salomao DR, Lee HB |title=Ocular manifestations of molluscum contagiosum |journal=Clin Exp Optom |volume=89 |issue=6 |pages=390–3 |year=2006 |pmid=17026608 |doi=10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00073.x |url=}}</ref>:
** [[Conjunctival injection|Conjunctival erythema]]
** [[Keratoconjunctivitis|Follicular keratoconjunctivitis]] with or without obvious dermal lid lesions
*** Multiple large lesions that do not respond to standard therapy or recurrent lesions are suggestive of immunocompromise.
* [[Eyelid]] lesions
* Intra-[[oral]] and [[Gingiva|gingival]] lesions
 
===Genitourinary===
*Lesions due to sexual transmitted infection typical appear in<ref name="pmid7928025">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gottlieb SL, Myskowski PL |title=Molluscum contagiosum |journal=Int. J. Dermatol. |volume=33 |issue=7 |pages=453–61 |year=1994 |pmid=7928025 |doi= |url=}}</ref>:
**[[Groin]]
**[[Genitals]]
**[[Proximal]] thighs
**Lower [[abdomen]]
*Small round shiny [[papules]]
===Extremities===
*The hands and feet are the only part of body that are typically not involved in molluscum contagiosum infection.


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Overview

Patients with molluscum contagiosum usually appear well and healthy. Physical examination of patients with molluscum contagiosum is usually remarkable for skin papules that are small, shiny, and firm.

Physical examination

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients are usually well-appearing.

Vital Signs

  • Within normal limits.

Skin

  • Skin papules:
    • Firm
    • Dome shaped
    • Shiny
    • 2 to 5 mm diameter
    • May have central indentation or umbilication
  • Polypoid lesion: Occasionally, with a stalk-like base
  • Visibly inflamed lesions occasionally may be seen
  • Diffuse erythema: May be seen due to Gianotti-Crosti like eruptions


HEENT

Genitourinary

Extremities

  • The hands and feet are the only part of body that are typically not involved in molluscum contagiosum infection.

References

  1. ↑ Schornack MM, Siemsen DW, Bradley EA, Salomao DR, Lee HB (2006). "Ocular manifestations of molluscum contagiosum". Clin Exp Optom. 89 (6): 390–3. doi:10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00073.x. PMID 17026608.
  2. ↑ Gottlieb SL, Myskowski PL (1994). "Molluscum contagiosum". Int. J. Dermatol. 33 (7): 453–61. PMID 7928025.
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