Congenital molluscum contagiosum: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 553-556

  O'Connell, Christopher ^a   Oranje, Arnold ^b   Van Gysel, Dirk ^c   Silverberg, Nanette B ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIMB; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; SEBACEOUS NEVUS; SKIN DEFECT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM VIRUS; SKIN;

EID: 53749095445     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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