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, cilt.25, sa.4, 2019 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Dergi Adı: Dermatology Online Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Areola, Atypical localization, Breast, Dermatoscopy, Dermoscopy, Molluscum contagiosum, Nipple
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 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.