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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis?

    I'll post the correct answer in a few days!

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    J.P.C. Peper, Jun 14, 2012
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    molluscum contagiosum
     

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    Molluscum contagiosum (lesions are flesh-colored, dome-shaped, and pearly in appearance)
     

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    Molluscum contagiosum
     

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    Correct answer:

    Yes, it's molluscum contagiosum.

    It's a self-limiting viral infection of the skin, caused by the MCV-virus (a member of the poxviruses). It commonly affects children and teenagers and it presents with dome-shaped lesions that appaer to be glued on the skin.
     

    J.P.C. Peper, Jun 17, 2012
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