Intraoral molluscum contagiosum in a young immunocompetent patient.

Authors :: de Carvalho CH
de Andrade AL
de Oliveira DH
Lima Ed
da Silveira EJ
de Medeiros AM
Source :: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol] 2012 Jul; Vol. 114 (1), pp. e57-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 03.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a contagious disease caused by a virus of the poxvirus family. In children, the disease commonly manifests as a variable number of discrete umbilicated papules on the face and trunk. In healthy and immunosuppressed adults, the disease appears on or near the genital organs and is often sexually transmitted. MC involving the intraoral mucosa has been documented but is rare. We report a case of MC involving the oral mucosa exclusively and discuss the main clinical, histopathologic, and therapeutic characteristics, comparing the findings with cases of this rare oral presentation described in the literature.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)