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Atypical genital molluscum contagiosum mimicking multiple soft fibromas during pregnancy
( Do-yeop Kim ) , ( Jungyoon Moon ) , ( Hyun-sun Park ) , ( Soyun Cho ) , ( Byoung Jae Kim ) , ( Hyun-sun Yoon )
UCI I410-ECN-0102-2018-500-004086597
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Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a benign disease caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a poxvirus. Usually, it can be diagnosed easily through the observation of characteristic lesions; however, the diagnosis of MC can be difficult if the lesions are atypical, particularly in an immunocompetent adult. A 32-year- old woman presented at 33 weeks of gestation with a 3-month history of multiple asymptomatic, various-sized pedunculated flesh-colored papules in the perianal area without umbilication. She denied having any immunosuppressive disease or chronic infection other than a hepatitis B virus infection. Clinically, soft fibroma was suspected, but punch biopsy revealed the presence of molluscum bodies. MC in the genital area might be accompanied by other venereal infections and may even vertically transmit to neonates. Thus, thorough differential diagnosis, including that for MC, should be performed when new-onset skin lesions develop near the birth canal during pregnancy.

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