Molluscum contagiosum virus infection

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 877 - 888
• Main Authors: Chen, Xiaoying, Anstey, Alex V, Bugert, Joachim J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013; Lancet Publishing Group; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immune response; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Lesions; Medical sciences; Mollusca; Molluscum Contagiosum - immunology; Molluscum Contagiosum - pathology; Molluscum Contagiosum - virology; Molluscum contagiosum virus; Molluscum contagiosum virus - immunology; Mollusks; Skin; Viral diseases; Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye; Human; Chordopoxvirinae; Skin disease; Molluscum contagiosum; Pathogenesis; Molluscipoxvirus; Immunity; Infection; Virus; Poxviridae; Viral disease; Evolution; Molluscum contagiosum virus; Child

Molluscum contagiosum virus is an important human skin pathogen: it can cause disfigurement and suffering in children, in adults it is less common and often sexually transmitted. Extensive and persistent skin infection with the virus can indicate underlying immunodeficiency. Traditional ablative the...