Molluscum Contagiosum
"Molluscum Contagiosum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D008976
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.743.611 C02.825.550 C17.800.838.790.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Molluscum Contagiosum" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Viswanath V, Shah RJ, Gada JL. Intralesional 5-fluorouracil: Novel therapy for extensive molluscum contagiosum in an immunocompetent adult. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017 Mar-Apr; 83(2):265-266.