Background and Objective. There is a wide variety of methods for the treatm
ent of mollusca contagiosa. Especially with anxious children, most of them
are not applicable because they are often invasive, painful,time intensive
or difficult to conduct (e.g, if a stay in hospital is necessary). in order
to verify the existing case reports, this paper evaluates the application
of the pulsed dye laser as a possible therapy alternative in cases of mollu
sca contagiosa.
Patients/Methods. In a prospective study 20 patients with mollusca contagio
sa were treated with the pulsed dye laser.
Results. The therapy was well tolerated; no scars or pigment anomalies were
observed. 95.9% of the lesions healed after the first treatment, the other
4.1% after the second. This larger study verifies the positive findings in
dicated in case studies.
Conclusions. For exposed sites,difficult cases or if other treatment method
s have failed, the pulsed dye laser is an effective, quick, bloodless and e
legant therapeutic alternative for mollusca contagiosa with a low rate of s
ide effects.