Korean J Dermatol.
2004 Jun;42(6):799-801.
A Case of Molluscum Contagiosum Occurring in a Melanocytic Nevus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjpark@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- Molluscum contagiosum is a common, benign, viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes that generally affects children. Melanocytic nevus is a collection of nevomelanocytes in the epidermis or dermis. These two diseases are not related in terms of pathophysiology, but there have been a few cases of combined cases. We report a case of a 64-year-old female patient with a skin-colored nodule on her upper eyelid, which turned out a combined lesion of mollusucm contagiosum and melanocytic nevus by histopathologic examination.
