Ph. Itin et L. Gilli, MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM MIMICKING SEBACEOUS NEVUS OF JADASSOHN, ECTHYMAAND GIANT CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS, Dermatology, 189(4), 1994, pp. 396-398
We report on three HIV-infected homosexual male patients with atypical
manifestations of mollusca contagiosa (MC). Their clinical presentati
on mimicked sebaceous nevus of Jadassohn, ecthyma and giant condylomat
a acuminata. HIV-infected patients feature MC with atypical morphology
in about two thirds of the cases. The atypical aspects of MC concern
the localization, morphology, growth pattern and size of the lesions.
MC is a late manifestation of HIV infection and mirrors marked cellula
r immune deficiency. We conclude that in HIV-infected patients all tum
orous lesions should be biopsied because the clinical characteristics
are often not specific enough for a definite diagnosis.