"Molluscum Contagiosum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A common, benign, usually self-limited viral infection of the skin and occasionally the conjunctivae by a poxvirus (MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM VIRUS). (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D008976
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.743.611 C02.825.550 C17.800.838.790.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Molluscum Contagiosum" by people in Profiles.
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New Insights into the Evolutionary and Genomic Landscape of Molluscum Contagiosum Virus (MCV) based on Nine MCV1 and Six MCV2 Complete Genome Sequences. Viruses. 2018 10 26; 10(11).
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Glycolic acid cream for treatment of molluscum contagiosum. Dermatol Ther. 2018 09; 31(5):e12630.
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Presence of molluscum contagiosum virus within an epidermal cyst. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2018 Sep; 16(9):1143-1145.
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Molluscum contagiosum arising in a melanocytic congenital nevus. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Sep; 35(5):e310-e311.
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An unusual reaction to molluscum contagiosum. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 02; 153(1):127-128.
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Molluscum Contagiosum: Review and Update on Management. Pediatr Dermatol. 2017 Sep; 34(5):504-515.
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Filaggrin mutations and Molluscum contagiosum skin infection in patients with atopic dermatitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 11; 119(5):446-451.
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Interventions for cutaneous molluscum contagiosum. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 07; (4):CD004767.