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Molluscum contagiosum
MICROBIOLOGY
- Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV): large, brick or ovoid-shaped double-stranded DNA pox virus [Fig 1], genus Molluscipox, family Poxviridae.
- Two subtypes: cause indistinguishable lesions.
- MCV I
- MCV II
- Two subtypes: cause indistinguishable lesions.
- Viral particles contained in central core of umbilicated lesions.
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Last updated: November 7, 2019
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Molluscum Contagiosum." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum.
Hoffmann CJ. Molluscum contagiosum. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum. Accessed June 7, 2023.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2019). Molluscum contagiosum. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum
Hoffmann CJ. Molluscum Contagiosum [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 June 07]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum.
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