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Donna Bilu, MS

Diagnosis

molluscum contagiosum

Body Site

thigh

Age

66 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

Pattern

Comments

These changes are typical of molluscum contagiosum.

Description

The lesion shows several inverted lobules of hyperplastic squamous epithelium expanding into the dermis. There are eosinophilic inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm of the keratinocytes above the basal layer.

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions

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5/13/2003 15:04:14

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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