Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate prospectively the efficacy of curettage in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum and to identify the risk factors associated with treatment failure. METHODS: RESULTS: Treatment of molluscum contagiosum by curettage was associated with a high risk of treatment failure at week 4 (42/64, 66%) and at week 8 (25/55, 45%). Risk factors for treatment failure at week 4 and 8 were the number of lesions at day 0 (P < 0.001), the number of involved anatomical sites (P < 0.001) and concomitant atopic dermatitis (P = 0.038 and P < 0.001, at weeks 4 and 8, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The main risk factor for treatment failure is lesion number, underlining the importance of the early detection of the lesions or, alternatively, emphasizing the need for therapeutic options other than curettage in patients with numerous lesions.
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Authors | T Simonart, V De Maertelaer |
Journal | The British journal of dermatology
(Br J Dermatol)
Vol. 159
Issue 5
Pg. 1144-7
(Nov 2008)
ISSN: 1365-2133 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18795919
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Curettage
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molluscum Contagiosum
(prevention & control, surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Recurrence
- Risk Factors
- Treatment Failure
- Young Adult
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