Successful treatment of molluscum contagiosum with topical imiquimod in a severely immunocompromised HIV-positive patient
| Autor: | R. M. Strauss, E. L. Doyle, Abdul H. Mohsen, Stephen T Green |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Interferon Inducers Molluscum Contagiosum medicine.medical_treatment Administration Topical Imiquimod Dermatology Drug resistance Immunocompromised Host Adjuvants Immunologic Immunopathology Drug Resistance Viral medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Sida Molluscum contagiosum Chemotherapy biology AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Immunosuppression medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Immunology Aminoquinolines Viral disease business Facial Dermatoses medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International journal of STDAIDS. 12(4) |
| ISSN: | 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral infection in the immuno-compromised HIV-positive patient where it is often severe and affecting the face and neck. It is frequently resistant to conventional, locally destructive therapies. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the immunomodulatory drug imiquimod might be a valid therapeutic option in this group of patients. We report the case of a severely immunocompromised HIV-positive patient with resistant facial molluscum contagiosum lesions that responded to topical imiquimod. The response to therapy and the possible implications for pathogenesis are discussed. |
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