Ann Dermatol.  2011 May;23(2):262-263. 10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.262.

Molluscum Contagiosum Presenting as a Cutaneous Horn

• Sim JH
• Lee ES

• KMID: 2156679
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.2.262

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Animals
Horns
Molluscum Contagiosum

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Hyperkeratotic projection on the umbilicated papule in the posterior auricular area.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Hyperkeratosis and acanthotic epidermis with craters (H&E, ×40). (B) Under high-power magnification, many epidermal cells were shown to contain eosinophilic hyaline intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies, which are the hallmarks of molluscum contagiosum (H&E, ×200).

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