Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Molluscum contagiosum
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.
- MCV I
- MCV II
- 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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Last updated: September 10, 2023
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Molluscum Contagiosum." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum.
Hoffmann CJ. Molluscum contagiosum. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum. Accessed April 17, 2025.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2023). Molluscum contagiosum. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum
Hoffmann CJ. Molluscum Contagiosum [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 April 17]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540352/all/Molluscum_contagiosum.
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