2 Year Old White Female with Multiple, Small, Smooth Dome-Like Papules on Left Cheek



Figure 6.1
Molloscum contagiosum





Clinical Differential Diagnosis






  • Milia cyst


  • Pyogenic granuloma


  • Sebaceous hyperplasia


  • Molloscum contagiosum


  • Keratoacanthoma


  • Papular granuloma annulare


  • Fungal infections


Histopathology


The biopsy specimen from the left cheek measured 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm. Microscopic sections showed a lobular proliferation of keratinocytes. Some keratinocytes were enlarged and have a foamy vacuolated cytoplasm in the center of the lesion. Other keratinocytes were lost their nucleus and were brightly eosinophilic (Fig. 6.2).
Oct 6, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on 2 Year Old White Female with Multiple, Small, Smooth Dome-Like Papules on Left Cheek

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