Definition of Molluscum. Meaning of Molluscum. Synonyms of Molluscum

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Definition of Molluscum

Molluscum
Molluscum Mol*lus"cum, n. [NL. See Mollusk.] (Med.) A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; -- so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals. --Dunglison.

Meaning of Molluscum from wikipedia

- Mollus**** contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in...
- Mollus**** contagiosum virus (MCV) is a species of DNA poxvirus that causes the human skin infection mollus**** contagiosum. Mollus**** contagiosum affects...
- acrochorda. Varied home remedies are unsupported by medical evidence. Mollus**** contagiosum (a viral disease which is similar in appearance and grows...
- of blister beetles. Its main current use in pharmacology is treating mollus**** contagiosum and warts topically. It is a burn agent and poisonous in large...
- is done by visualisation. They may appear similar to genital warts or mollus****. They were first described in 1896 by American dermatologist John Addison...
- Molluscipoxvirus: mollus**** contagiosum virus (MCV). The most common are vaccinia (seen on the Indian subcontinent)[citation needed] and mollus**** contagiosum...
- crateriform ulcer on the face”. In 1936, the same condition was renamed "mollus**** sebaceum" by MacCormac and Scarf. Later, the term “keratoacanthoma” was...
- a perceived similarity in appearance. They can also appear similar to mollus**** contagiosum, sebaceous hyperplasia and lichen nitidus. Histopathology...
- Mollus**** dermatitis represents a unique form of id reaction, in which patients may present with localized or widespread eczema surrounding scattered...
- applied for up to eight w****s. Imiquimod has been tested for treatment of mollus**** contagiosum. Two large randomized controlled trials, however, found no...