Recalcitrant molluscum contagiosum in an HIV-afflicted male treated successfully with topical imiquimod.

Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum is a common cutaneous infection complicating the course of patients afflicted with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with a disfiguring molluscum contagiosum infection of the face. Conventional cytodestructive therapies failed in this patient, but imiquimod 5% cream, an immunomodulator, clinically cleared his cutaneous disease.

• Authors: C W Brown Jr, M O'Donoghue, J Moore, M Tharp
• Journal: Cutis (Cutis) Vol. 65 Issue 6 Pg. 363-6 (Jun 2000) ISSN: 0011-4162 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10879304 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Adjuvants, Immunologic
• Aminoquinolines
• Interferon Inducers
• Imiquimod

Topics

• AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections (drug therapy, pathology)
• Adjuvants, Immunologic (administration & dosage)
• Administration, Cutaneous
• Adult
• Aminoquinolines (administration & dosage)
• Facial Dermatoses (drug therapy, pathology)
• Humans
• Imiquimod
• Interferon Inducers (administration & dosage)
• Male
• Molluscum Contagiosum (drug therapy, pathology)