Intraoral molluscum contagiosum: a report of a case and a review of the literature. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Molluscum contagiosum (MC) occurring on the face, lips, and perioral region is a relatively common manifestation of this infectious disease. MC of the intraoral mucosa has been documented, but is rare. This report details the case of a 52-year-old HIV-seropositive man with MC of the gingiva. A review of the literature discloses only 4 previously reported cases of intraoral MC.

publication date

  • September 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
  • Gingival Diseases
  • Molluscum Contagiosum

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035461342

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1067/moe.2001.117299

PubMed ID

  • 11552151

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 92

issue

  • 3