EPIBULBAR MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM

PURPOSE: To report a case of epibulbar conjunctival nodules from mollu scum contagiosum in a patient with atopic dermatitis. METHODS: A 39-ye ar-old man with atopic dermatitis who was treated with oral prednisone was initially examined with ocular itching, foreign body sensation, a nd conjunctival injection of the right eye and was found to have three discrete conjunctival nodules. Excision of the nodules led to complet e resolution of the signs and symptoms. RESULT: Histopathologic examin ation of the conjunctival specimen disclosed molluscum contagiosum. CO NCLUSION: Patients with defective or sup pressed cell-mediated immunit y are at increased risk of unusual ocular involvement with molluscum c ontagiosum. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.