Molusco contagiosoa propósito de un caso en paciente infantil
- Alicia Caamaño Dosil 1
- Benigno Monteagudo Sánchez 2
- Javier Pérez Valcárcel 2
- Abián Mosquera Fernández 1
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Universidade da Coruña
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol
Ferrol, España
ISSN: 1888-3109, 2386-4818
Year of publication: 2015
Year: 9
Issue: 26
Pages: 37-39
Type: Article
More publications in: Enfermería Dermatológica
Abstract
In this article a clinical case of a 6-year-old girl showing molluscum contagiosum in the lower extremities is displayed highlighting clinical and dermatoscopic findings of this disorder and its treatment. It is a particularly common condition in children in which dermoscopy as a non-invasive technique facilitates its diagnosis as in other infectious diseases. Clinical symptoms and imaging tests are basic for diagnosis. The treatment of choice consists of its complete surgical removal.