{"id":7678,"date":"2023-11-05T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/?post_type=dermatologija&#038;p=7678"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:00:14","slug":"contagiosum-molluscum","status":"publish","type":"dermatologija","link":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/dermatology-in-belgrade\/contagiosum-molluscum\/","title":{"rendered":"Molluscum contagiosum"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<strong>Molluscum contagiosum, or water wart<\/strong>, is a viral, contagious disease, characterized by whitish papules that are more common in children and adolescents. It can occur in adults, and in that case it represents a sexually transmitted disease.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<strong>Molluscum contagiosum<\/strong> is caused by a virus that belongs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/poxvirus\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poxviridae<\/a> family of DNA viruses. The virus can be transmitted by direct contact or through pool water. Warts appear between 2 weeks and 6 months after a contact with the virus, and can affect any part of the body. In adults, they are most often localized in the pubic area and genitals, and are sexually transmitted.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPeople with <a href=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/dermatology-in-belgrade\/atopic-dermatitis\/\">atopic dermatitis<\/a> and decreased immunity have a tendency to develop these warts.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"headline-7-557\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical picture &#8211; Molluscum contagiosum<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nMolluscum contagiosum or water warts are characterized by smooth papules measuring from 2 to 5 mm, skin coloured, whitish or pink. They may have a dimple (indent) in centre. They can be very numerous and are most often found on the face, torso, extremities in children, and on the genitals or thighs in adults.\r\nThe diagnosis is made based on the clinical picture, and less often a <a href=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/dermatology-in-belgrade\/skin-biopsy\/\">biopsy of the lesion<\/a> is needed to make a diagnosis.\r\n\r\n \r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-564\" title=\"molluscum wart\" src=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dermatim-moluska-bradavica-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"molluscum wart\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dermatim-moluska-bradavica-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dermatim-moluska-bradavica-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dermatim-moluska-bradavica-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dermatim-moluska-bradavica.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">molluscum wart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"headline-11-557\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course and prognosis of the disease<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nThis is a <strong>viral infection<\/strong> that is transmitted through contact, with a tendency to spread. Spontaneous resolution of lesions is also possible. If the lesions spread rapidly, a treatment is necessary.\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"headline-13-557\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Molluscum wart treatment<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nFor their <a href=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/minor-surgical-interventions\/wart-removal\/\">removal<\/a>, we can use <a href=\"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/minor-surgical-interventions\/radiofrequency-skin-lesion-removal-radiowave-surgery\/\">r<\/a>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molluscum contagiosum, or water wart, is a viral, contagious disease, characterized by whitish papules that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-7678","dermatologija","type-dermatologija","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dermatologija\/7678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dermatologija"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dermatologija"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}