Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2013, Pages 289 - 291
Giant Molluscum contagiosum – A clue to the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection
Authors
Sriparna Basu*, drsriparnabasu@rediffmail.com, Ashok Kumar
Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
*Corresponding author.
Corresponding Author
Sriparna Basudrsriparnabasu@rediffmail.com
Received 29 March 2013, Revised 3 June 2013, Accepted 5 June 2013, Available Online 16 July 2013.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.06.002How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Child; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Molluscum contagiosum
- Abstract
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a benign cutaneous viral infection, affecting mainly children and young adults. Though the disease is self-limiting in immunocompetent individuals, a severe and prolonged course is associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The following reports an apparently healthy 2-year-old boy with extensive MC without any systemic illness. His parents died of tuberculosis. Investigations revealed him to be a case of HIV infection with severe immunosuppression. The fact that awareness of this condition as being the first sign of HIV infection should prompt diagnostic investigation, especially in India where access to healthcare facilities is limited.
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- © 2013 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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TY - JOUR AU - Sriparna Basu AU - Ashok Kumar PY - 2013 DA - 2013/07/16 TI - Giant Molluscum contagiosum – A clue to the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health SP - 289 EP - 291 VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 2210-6014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2013.06.002 DO - 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.06.002 ID - Basu2013 ER -