What are the signs and symptoms of molluscum contagiosum?

Signs and symptoms of molluscum contagiosum

The lesions caused by Molluscum Contagiosum form distinct looking warts. signs and symptoms of Molluscum Contagiosum infection include:

• Small, round papules up to 5mm in diameter
• Surfaces of warts are smooth and firm
• Usually skin colored with the base sometimes red
• Patients usually have 10 to 20 lesions
• In children, warts can form anywhere on the skin
• In adults, warts usually form in the genital, thighs, or stomach region
• Rarely, Molluscum Contagiosum forms in the eye
• Itching can lead to infection
• Small, round papules up to 5mm in diameter

The Molluscum Contagiosum poxvirus has an incubation period of 2 weeks to 2 months and starts replicating in the deeper layers of the skin. Patients who are infected and clear the virus develop immunity from reinfection with the virus.