A Case of Molluscum Contagiosum after Nylon-Towel Scrubbing: CASE REPORT

A 31-year-old woman presented with small papules on her amis. These lesions were noted about two weeks after she visited a spa. At the spa she removed a mud treatment by scrubbing her body with a rough bath towel that was shared by others. The custom of scrubbing with a rough bath towel is common at spas in South Korea. Ten days later, the patient noted several skin-colored erythematous papules at the sites scrubbed with the towel at the spa. Physical examinations revealed several adjacent, raised, flesh-colored to slightly reddish, centrally umbilicated, hard papules on the arms (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Several, flesh-colored to erythematous, cen­trally umbilicated, hard papules on the arm.

No other specific skin lesions were found. The patient had no previous history of skin diseases or recurrent infection and had no recent sexual contact. There was no family history of infectious disease. Labo­ratory findings including complete blood cell counts, blood chemistry studies, urine analysis, chest X-ray and EKG were all within normal limits; an HIV test also revealed negative. A biopsy specimen showed a finding of a hypertrophic and hyperplastic epi­dermis that contained intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies {molluscum bodies) {Fig. 2). Based on the clinical appearance and histological findings, a diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum was made. After curettage, recurrence was not observed for a year. kamagra soft tablets

Fig. 2. Multiple molluscum bodies within the epithe.

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