Molluscum contagiosum
Christopher J. Hoffmann, M.D., M.P.H.
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
- Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV): large, brick- or ovoid-shaped double-stranded DNA pox virus [Fig 1], genus Molluscipox, family Poxviridae.
- Two subtypes cause indistinguishable lesions.
- Viral particles are contained in the central core of umbilicated lesions.
- The virus replicates in the dermis.
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