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Giant Molluscum Contagiosum In Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Authors :
Venkatesan Sivaraman
Thappa Devinder Mohan
Karthikeyan Kaliaperumal
Ratnakar Chaganti
Source :
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 52-54 (2001)
Publication Year :
2001
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2001.

Abstract

A 14 year old female with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia had a tumoral lesion over the face of 3 months duration. Excision biopsy of the lesion confirmed it to be molluscum contagiosum. Giant molluscum contagiosum attaining polypoidal character as seen in our patient is an uncommon presentation and hence being reported for its rarity.

Subjects

Subjects :
Dermatology
RL1-803

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00195154 and 19983611
Volume :
46
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0690ebc505624c8f940c585a60224385
Document Type :
article