Warts and molluscum contagiosum

Beware of treatments worse than the disease

Elsa Ordoukhanian Dr Ordoukhanian is a resident, department of dermatology, and Dr Lane is professor of dermatology and pediatrics and chairman, department of dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine.Correspondence[email protected]

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Alfred T. Lane Dr Ordoukhanian is a resident, department of dermatology, and Dr Lane is professor of dermatology and pediatrics and chairman, department of dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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To treat or not to treat, that is the question. Two cutaneous infections, warts and molluscum contagiosum, have evaded eradication for centuries, and the viruses continue to thrive and to expand in number despite all attempts at destruction. Meanwhile, many cases regress spontaneously. In this article, the authors review the characteristics of the viruses involved; discuss their transmission, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations; and assess the effectiveness of available therapies.

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