Molluscum contagiosum with dermoscopic features in anunusual areola and nipple location

Demirdag H. G., Ayanoglu B. T., Durmus B., Bulut M., AKAY B. N.

Dermatology Online Journal, vol.25, no.4, 2019 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Journal Name: Dermatology Online Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Keywords: Areola, Atypical localization, Breast, Dermatoscopy, Dermoscopy, Molluscum contagiosum, Nipple
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2019, Dermatology Online Journal. All rights reserved.Molluscum contagiosum is a common, contagious viral skin disease that often affects children and adolescents. Involvement of the areola and nipple are rarely reported. Herein we report two young women with molluscum contagiosum on the areolanipple complex and we discuss the dermoscopic features of the lesions at this unusual site.