Case Letter

Molluscum Contagiosum Clearance Following a Dietary Change

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is common among children (2%–8%), usually self-limiting within a few months or years. Although the infection with the DNA virus molluscipox usually resolves spontaneously, there are several reasons to treat the infection, such as unattractiveness, pruritus, or its high recurrence and spreading rate. Dietary change can be a treatment of MC.


 

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