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==Overview==
==Overview==
* The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
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.
* The goal is to summarize the physical examination page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the physical examination segment on the overview page.
* To see an example of an overview section on a physical examination page, click [[Gastric cancer physical examination|here]].
===Template===
*'''First Sentences:'''
:Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance]. Physical examination of patients with [disease name] is usually remarkable for [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
:OR
:Common physical examination findings of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
:OR
:The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is diagnostic of [disease name].
:OR
:The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].
 
*'''Examples:'''
:Example 1: Patients with shigellosis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with shigellosis is usually remarkable for high-grade [[fever]] and signs of dehydration, such as [[tachycardia]], [[tachypnea]], [[hypotension]], and dry mucus membranes.
:Example 2: Common physical examination findings of cholecystitis include right upper abdominal tenderness and a positive Murphy sign.
:Example 3: The presence of both upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron involvement on physical examination is diagnostic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
:Example 4: The presence of facial tenderness and fever on physical examination is highly suggestive of acute sinusitis.


==Physical examination==
==Physical examination==
===Appearance of the Patient===
===Appearance of the Patient===
*This section should give a general description of what a patient with the disease you are describing may look like.
* Patients are usually well-appearing.
*If patients typically appear normal, you may write: Patients are usually well-appearing.
*You may include a physical description such as obese, thin, cachectic, ill appearing, diaphoretic etc. Mention in which cases these findings are present (e.g. well-appearing in early stages of cancer, cachectic in late stage cancer)
* For an example of the appearance of a patient section in the physical examination page, click [[Stomach cancer physical examination|here]].


===Vital Signs===
===Vital Signs===
<sup>Note: Vital signs traditionally include the temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate. The vital signs may also include oxygen saturation (at room air) and blood glycemia.</sup>
*Within normal limits.
 
*High-grade / low-grade fever
*[[Hypothermia]] / hyperthermia may be present
*[[Tachycardia]] with regular pulse or (ir)regularly irregular pulse
*[[Bradycardia]] with regular pulse or (ir)regularly irregular pulse
*Tachypnea / bradypnea
*Kussmal respirations may be present in _____ (advanced disease state)
*Weak/bounding pulse / pulsus alternans / paradoxical pulse / asymmetric pulse
*High/low blood pressure with normal pulse pressure / [[wide pulse pressure]] / [[narrow pulse pressure]]


===Skin===
===Skin===
*[[Cyanosis]]
*Skin papules:
*[[Jaundice]]
**Firm
* [[Pallor]]
**Dome shaped
* Bruises
**Shiny
Note: To describe a rash, always report additional details that include the color (e.g. erythematous), shape (e.g. flat / bullous), dermarcation (e.g. well-circumscribed / diffuse), location (e.g. truncal / on the face / on the extremities), enclosing fluid (e.g. vesicular / filled with pus, clear), and if possible smell (e.g. foul-smelling / odorless)
**2 to 5 mm diameter
 
**May have central indentation or umbilication
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*Polypoid lesion: Occasionally, with a stalk-like base
 
*Visibly inflamed lesions occasionally may be seen
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*[[Erythema|Diffuse erythema]]: May be seen due to [[Gianotti-Crosti syndrome|Gianotti-Crosti]] like eruptions
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===HEENT===
===HEENT===
* Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___
* [[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>:
* Evidence of trauma
** [[Conjunctival injection|Conjunctival erythema]]
* Icteric sclera
** [[Keratoconjunctivitis|Follicular keratoconjunctivitis]] with or without obvious dermal lid lesions
* [[Nystagmus]]  
*** Multiple large lesions that do not respond to standard therapy or recurrent lesions are suggestive of immunocompromise.
* Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
* [[Eyelid]] lesions
*Pupils non-reactive to light / non-reactive to accomodation / non-reactive to neither light nor accomodation
* Intra-[[oral]] and [[Gingiva|gingival]] lesions
*Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of ___
* Hearing acuity may be reduced
*[[Weber test]] may be abnormal (Note: A positive Weber test is considered a normal finding / A negative Weber test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Weber test".)
*[[Rinne test]] may be positive (Note: A positive Rinne test is considered a normal finding / A negative Rinne test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Rinne test".)
* [[Exudate]] from the ear canal
* Tenderness upon palpation of the ear pinnae / tragus (anterior to ear canal)
*Inflamed nares / congested nares
* [[Purulent]] exudate from the nares
* Facial tenderness
* Erythematous throat with/without tonsillar swelling, exudates, and/or petechiae
 
===Neck===
*[[Jugular venous distension]]
*[[Carotid bruits]] may be auscultated unilaterally/bilaterally using the bell/diaphragm of the otoscope
*[[Lymphadenopathy]] (describe location, size, tenderness, mobility, and symmetry)
*[[Thyromegaly]] / thyroid nodules
*[[Hepatojugular reflux]]
 
===Lungs===
* Asymmetric chest expansion / Decreased chest expansion
*Lungs are hypo/hyperresonant
*Fine/coarse [[crackles]] upon auscultation of the lung bases/apices unilaterally/bilaterally
*Rhonchi
*Vesicular breath sounds / Distant breath sounds
*Expiratory/inspiratory wheezing with normal / delayed expiratory phase
*[[Wheezing]] may be present
*[[Egophony]] present/absent
*[[Bronchophony]] present/absent
*Normal/reduced [[tactile fremitus]]
 
===Heart===
*Chest tenderness upon palpation
*PMI within 2 cm of the sternum  (PMI) / Displaced point of maximal impulse (PMI) suggestive of ____
*[[Heave]] / [[thrill]]
*[[Friction rub]]
*[[Heart sounds#First heart tone S1, the "lub"(components M1 and T1)|S1]]
*[[Heart sounds#Second heart tone S2 the "dub"(components A2 and P2)|S2]]
*[[Heart sounds#Third heart sound S3|S3]]
*[[Heart sounds#Fourth heart sound S4|S4]]
*[[Heart sounds#Summation Gallop|Gallops]]
*A high/low grade early/late [[systolic murmur]] / [[diastolic murmur]] best heard at the base/apex/(specific valve region) may be heard using the bell/diaphgram of the otoscope
 
===Abdomen===
*[[Abdominal distention]]  
*[[Abdominal tenderness]] in the right/left upper/lower abdominal quadrant
*[[Rebound tenderness]] (positive Blumberg sign)
*A palpable abdominal mass in the right/left upper/lower abdominal quadrant
*Guarding may be present
*[[Hepatomegaly]] / [[splenomegaly]] / [[hepatosplenomegaly]]
*Additional findings, such as obturator test, psoas test, McBurney point test, Murphy test
 
===Back===
*Point tenderness over __ vertebrae (e.g. L3-L4)
*Sacral edema
*Costovertebral angle tenderness bilaterally/unilaterally (may also be referred to as Murphy's punch sign, which is different from Murphy's sign that suggests cholecystitis. To avoid confusion, write "costovertebral angle tenderness")
*Buffalo hump


===Genitourinary===
===Genitourinary===
*A pelvic/adnexal mass may be palpated
*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>:
*Inflamed mucosa
**[[Groin]]
*Clear/(color), foul-smelling/odorless penile/vaginal discharge
**[[Genitals]]
<sup>Write additional pathognomonic findings, such as discharge that resembles cottage cheese for ''C. albicans'' vulvovaginitis / fish-odor for ''T. vaginalis'' ifnection</sup>
**[[Proximal]] thighs
 
**Lower [[abdomen]]
*Small round shiny [[papules]]
===Extremities===
===Extremities===
*[[Clubbing]]
*The hands and feet are the only part of body that are typically not involved in molluscum contagiosum infection.
*[[Cyanosis]]
*Pitting/non-pitting [[edema]] of the upper/lower extremities
*Muscle atrophy
*Fasciculations in the upper/lower extremity
 
===Neuromuscular===
*Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time
* Altered mental status
* Glasgow coma scale is ___ / 15
* Clonus may be present
* Hyperreflexia / hyporeflexia / areflexia
* Positive (abnormal) Babinski / plantar reflex unilaterally/bilaterally
* Muscle rigidity
* Proximal/distal muscle weakness unilaterally/bilaterally
* ____ (finding) suggestive of cranial nerve ___ (roman numerical) deficit (e.g. Dilated pupils suggestive of CN III deficit)
*Unilateral/bilateral upper/lower extremity weakness
*Unilateral/bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity
*Positive straight leg raise test
*Abnormal gait (describe gait: e.g. ataxic (cerebellar) gait / steppage gait / waddling gait / choeiform gait / Parkinsonian gait / sensory gait)
*Positive/negative Trendelenburg sign
*Unilateral/bilateral tremor (describe tremor, e.g. at rest, pill-rolling)
*Normal finger-to-nose test / Dysmetria
*Absent/present dysdiadochokinesia (palm tapping test)
 
 
===Gallery===
 
====Skin====
 
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Image: Molluscum_contagiosum_01.jpg| Molluscum contagiosum. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=12  With permission from Dermatology Atlas.]''<ref name="www.atlasdermatologico.com.br">{{Cite web | title = Dermatology Atlas | url = http://www.atlasdermatologico.com.br/disease.jsf?diseaseId=295>
 
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====Head====
 
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====Eyes====
 
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====Genitalia====
 
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==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]

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.