Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

background. Molluscum contagiosum is usually a self‐limited benign viral disease in children and young adults. In patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), however, the infection is often widespread, disfiguring, and recalcitrant to conventional therapy. objective. A treatment modalit...

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Published in:Dermatologic surgery 1998-05, Vol.24 (5), p.533-535
Main Authors: NEHAL, KISHWER S., SARNOFF, DEBORAH S., GOTKIN, ROBERT H., FRIEDMAN‐KIEN, ALVIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - surgery
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - virology
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Laser Therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Mollusca
Molluscum Contagiosum - surgery
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:background. Molluscum contagiosum is usually a self‐limited benign viral disease in children and young adults. In patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), however, the infection is often widespread, disfiguring, and recalcitrant to conventional therapy. objective. A treatment modality for widespread, recurrent molluscum contagiosum is necessary that is effective, safe, and simple. methods. Widespread molluscum contagiosum recalcitrant to conventional therapy in a patient with AIDS was treated with the 585‐nm pulsed dye laser. results. There was a significant reduction in the number of molluscum contagiosum lesions following a single treatment with the pulsed dye laser. Treated areas remained disease‐free after 4 months. No complications were associated with the procedure. conclusion. Pulsed dye laser treatment may offer another therapeutic modality that is effective and safe in the treatment of widespread and recurrent molluscum contagiosum.
ISSN:1076-0512
1524-4725
DOI:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04202.x