Molluscum Contagiosum

Description: Flesh colored, 2–5 mm dome-shaped papules; common locations are head, neck, & UE; painless; no redness

Etiology: Viral infection caused by poxvirus

Rx: Typically resolve spontaneously; top of nodule may be opened with a sterile needle & the waxy contents squeezed out; liquid nitrogen cryotherapy can also be used

Source: From Barankin B & Freiman A (2006).