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  • Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment
    Written by Megan Kinder, with information referenced for convenience (to our growing DermatitisInformation.com base of 2,500+ monthly readers) per month with permission from Covenant Care Pediatrics, P.C.
    What should I expect when approaching Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment? It starts with one or several of the small bumps. It often spreads to surrounding skin, and may appear elsewhere on the body as well. What are the options for Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment? It does not usually require any treatment; it benign and will eventually go away. Some of the treatments are worse than the infection itself; some can lead to side effects including pain and scarring. Sometimes severe cases need to be treated, or cases where a lesion is getting irritated or causing problems. Sometimes an acne medication (a retinoid) is effective and can be tried if desired.
  • Molluscum Dermatitis
    Written by Megan Kinder, with information referenced for convenience to our growing DermatitisInformation.com reader base of 2,500+ people per month with permission from Covenant Care Pediatrics, P.C.
    Molluscum Dermatitis, referred to in the medical industry as Molluscum contagiosum, is a kind of wart that is relatively common in children. Instead of causing one to a few large, rough, unattractive warts, molluscum appears as clusters of tiny, shiny warts. They are benign and usually go away on their own without any treatment. The disease has increased dramatically over the past few decades.
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