Case report ocular manifestations of molluscum contagiosum

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 390-393

  Schornack, Muriel M ^a,b   Siemsen, Dennis W ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth A ^a   Salomao, Diva R ^a   Lee, Harold B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Keratoconjunctivitis; Molluscum contagiosum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39049174805     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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