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AAP Grand Rounds 14:69-70 (2005)
© 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics

DERMATOLOGY

Epidemiology and Impact of Molluscum Contagiosum

Source: Braue A, Ross G, Varigos G, et al. Epidemiology and impact of childhood molluscum contagiosm: a case series and critical review of the literature. Pediatr Dermatol. 2005;22:287–294.[Medline]

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Molluscum contagiosum is a common childhood viral infection of the skin. Researchers at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, used an anonymous questionnaire to study parental perceptions of the psychological impact of this dermatitis on 30 children seen in their dermatology clinic. The parents were queried regarding their children’s history and the impact of the condition on their daily lives and on the children themselves. Results of the questionnaire revealed that parents viewed the impact of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

James G. H. Dinulos, MD, FAAP
Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

 





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