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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
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* Physical removal of the molluscum contagiosum lesion with a curette 17156002 | * Physical removal of the molluscum contagiosum lesion with a curette 17156002 | ||
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Pulsed [[dye laser]] therapy for molluscum contagiosum may be the treatment | Pulsed [[dye laser]] therapy for molluscum contagiosum may be effective as the treatment for multiple lesions in patient <ref name="laser1">{{cite journal |author=Hammes S, Greve B, Raulin C |title=[Molluscum contagiosum: treatment with pulsed dye laser] |language=German |journal=Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=38-42 |year=2001 |pmid=11220237 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="laser2">{{cite journal | author = Hughes P | title = Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser. | journal = Dermatol Surg | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 229-30 | year = 1998 | month = Feb | pmid=9491117}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgical treatments include cryosurgery, in which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze and destroy lesions, as well as scraping them off with a curette.
Surgery
Curettage
- Physical removal of the molluscum contagiosum lesion with a curette 17156002
- Immediate effect of treatment
- High number of lesions and concomitant atopic dermatitis are considered as risk factor associated with lower chance of effective therapy
- Can lead to small, depressed scars as a side effect
Laser
Pulsed dye laser therapy for molluscum contagiosum may be effective as the treatment for multiple lesions in patient [1][2]
References
- ↑ Hammes S, Greve B, Raulin C (2001). "[Molluscum contagiosum: treatment with pulsed dye laser]". Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete (in German). 52 (1): 38–42. PMID 11220237.
- ↑ Hughes P (1998). "Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser". Dermatol Surg. 24 (2): 229–30. PMID 9491117. Unknown parameter
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