Molluscum contagiosum

A common, benign, usually self-limited viral infection of the skin and occasionally the conjunctivae by a poxvirus (molluscum contagiosum virus). (Dorland, 27th ed)


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High magnification micrograph of molluscum contagiosum, showing the characteristic 'molluscum bodies' which contain the virus. H&E stain.

Molluscum contagiosum virus

EM of Molluscum contagiosum viruses

Molluscum contagiosum virus

Poliomyelitis, caused by the poliovirus seen here, is associated with the selective loss of cells within the ventral horn of the spinal cord, where α-MNs are located.

Molluscum contagiosum virus

Molluscum contagiosum virus

Molluscum contagiosum virus

Molluscum lesions on an arm

Molluscum contagiosum

Typical flesh-colored, dome-shaped and pearly lesions

Molluscum contagiosum

Low-magnification micrograph of molluscum contagiosum, H&E stain

Molluscum contagiosum

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