J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1987 Jun;28(3):641-643.
A Case of Molluscum Contagiosum on the Upper and Lower Eyelids
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Molluscum contagiosum is a contagious disease of the skin charaterized by the appearance of small globular, umblicated epithelial tumors, and caused by a virus of pox virus group. Authors experienced a case of molluscum contagiosum on the right upper and lower eyelids. And there was follicular conjunctivitis, but no corneal complication. The lesion was managed by simple extraction of the lesion under the local infiltration anesthesia.
